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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Why Breach-Related Injury Is Hard For Consumers To Prove
Why Breach-Related Injury Is Hard For Consumers To Prove
June 27, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

Do hacked retailers owe consumers compensation when their credit card data is hack? Such is the question increasingly emerging as more and more customer data...

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Twitter Locks Out Millions After Data Breach
Twitter Locks Out Millions After Data Breach
June 13, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

Late last week, a password leak hit Twitter, and the company locked millions of user accounts as a result. It was reported that the login...

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SEC Fines Morgan Stanley For Data Breach
SEC Fines Morgan Stanley For Data Breach
June 09, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

The Wall Street bank is being forced to pay up for not safeguarding data that ultimately ended up in the hands of hackers. The Securities...

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Hackers Steal 171M VK.com User Accounts
Hackers Steal 171M VK.com User Accounts
June 07, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

Social networking site VK.com is the latest victim in a string of targeted data breaches that have hit a host of other social media outlets...

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Myspace Breach Hits 360M Users
Myspace Breach Hits 360M Users
June 01, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

Right before the Memorial Day holiday weekend, hackers were hard at work gaining unauthorized access to the systems of social networking site Myspace and making...

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The FDIC Is In Hot Water Over Cybersecurity
The FDIC Is In Hot Water Over Cybersecurity
May 26, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

House lawmakers aren’t letting up on the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) when it comes to how the banking regulator handled notifications following a slew...

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Cyberattacks Have Hit Majority Of Big UK Businesses
Cyberattacks Have Hit Majority Of Big UK Businesses
May 09, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

The majority of large businesses based in the United Kingdom have been victims of cyberattacks in the past year, new research has posited. As reported...

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