Data Breach

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

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The Surprise And No Delight Edition: Whole Foods, Sonic and BAMS
The Surprise And No Delight Edition: Whole Foods, Sonic and BAMS
October 02, 2017  |  Data Dive

The worst lines ever spoken in thriller/horror movies are “I’ll be right back” and “What else could possibly go wrong?” In the first instance, the person speaking those words...

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Call Centers: Batten Down The Account Takeover Hatches
Call Centers: Batten Down The Account Takeover Hatches
September 29, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

That the Equifax breach will be a major watershed moment in the history of data security, impacting consumers nationwide for years to come, is not...

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Equifax Gets Slapped With Subpeona From New York Regulator
Equifax Gets Slapped With Subpeona From New York Regulator
September 28, 2017  |  Legal

Equifax is facing yet another legal woe from its massive data breach. This time, New York State’s financial services regulator has issued a subpoena to...

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Synthetic Identities, Tailor-Made For Fraud
Synthetic Identities, Tailor-Made For Fraud
September 28, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Familiarity doesn’t breed contempt in payments security; it builds breaches — the kind that linger and cost billions of dollars in losses tied to fraud. The synthetic ID may be fraudsters’...

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Equifax CEO Retires In Wake Of Data Breach
Equifax CEO Retires In Wake Of Data Breach
September 27, 2017  |  Personnel

Equifax, the embattled credit scoring firm reeling from a data breach that may have impacted as many as 143 million U.S. consumers, announced news on...

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SEC Chairman Peppered With Cybersecurity Questions By Congress
SEC Chairman Peppered With Cybersecurity Questions By Congress
September 27, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Jay Clayton, who was recently interrogated in a Senate hearing over a cyberattack of the government agency’s EDGAR...

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Uh-Oh. Looks Like Sonic Has Been Breached (And Millions Of Cards, Too)
Uh-Oh. Looks Like Sonic Has Been Breached (And Millions Of Cards, Too)
September 27, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Here we go again. It looks like Sonic Drive-In has been breached — and possibly in a pretty big way. Sonic, at present, is at 3,600...

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Today In Data: Bank Of America And Biometrics
Today In Data: Bank Of America And Biometrics
September 26, 2017  |  Today In Data

Following the Equifax data breach, biometrics and data security have come under increased scrutiny as more companies and consumers consider their security-enhancing features. As a...

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Cybercrooks Hack Deloitte Client Emails
Cybercrooks Hack Deloitte Client Emails
September 26, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Big Four accountancy firm Deloitte is the latest target of a high-profile data breach, one some analysts are calling an “embarrassment” for a company known...

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