Data Breach

A data breach is the intentional or unintentional release of secure or private/confidential information to an untrusted environment.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Account Takeover: An Evolution In eCommerce Fraud
Account Takeover: An Evolution In eCommerce Fraud
November 21, 2017  |  Fraud Prevention

  Place a stone in a stream and the water will flow on around it, diverted from its path but not from its destination. Unfortunately,...

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Forever 21 Stores Hacked
Forever 21 Stores Hacked
November 15, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Fashion retailer Forever 21 revealed that it has suffered a data breach at some of its stores. According to news from Fortune, customer payment card...

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Equifax Says Bye-Bye To Bonuses And Buybacks
Equifax Says Bye-Bye To Bonuses And Buybacks
November 13, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Equifax, home of the hack that compromised over 145 million Americans’ data, is just saying no to executive bonuses this year — and scrapping buybacks....

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Equifax’s Big Earnings Miss And Warnings That More Attacks May Be Coming
Equifax’s Big Earnings Miss And Warnings That More Attacks May Be Coming
November 10, 2017  |  Earnings

Given that Equifax is the firm behind what was arguably the most comprehensive and damaging breach in U.S. history — a breach that left the...

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Equifax’s Chief Legal Officer Investigated Over Post-Breach Shares
Equifax’s Chief Legal Officer Investigated Over Post-Breach Shares
November 07, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

A special committee at Equifax is now investigating its chief legal officer and his role in approving share sales made by four executives days after...

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Business, Customers Not On Same Page With Securing Personal Data
Business, Customers Not On Same Page With Securing Personal Data
November 07, 2017  |  Fraud Prevention

Centrify, an identity and assessment management (IAM) solution company, revealed on Monday (Nov. 6) the results of a survey that show businesses are not inspiring...

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Equifax Clears Four Execs Who Sold Shares Post-Breach
Equifax Clears Four Execs Who Sold Shares Post-Breach
November 03, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Equifax announced that it has cleared four of its executives who sold shares before the company disclosed a massive data breach that exposed the personal...

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Hilton Settles Data Breach Suit for $700,000
Hilton Settles Data Breach Suit for $700,000
November 01, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

The attorney general of New York announced a settlement with Hilton over the exposure of hundreds of thousands of credit card details, CNBC reported. The...

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State AGs Wonder Why Equifax Waited Six Weeks To Disclose The Breach
State AGs Wonder Why Equifax Waited Six Weeks To Disclose The Breach
October 30, 2017  |  Regulation

Five states’ attorneys general are investigating why exactly it was that Equifax didn’t disclose its data breach for almost six weeks after its discovery. Said...

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