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

Amex Alerts Cardholders Of 2013 Data Breach
Amex Alerts Cardholders Of 2013 Data Breach
March 17, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

American Express has disclosed a data breach that occurred more than two years ago and is actively encouraging customers to monitor their accounts for fraudulent activity. The...

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Seagate Technology Latest Tax Data Breach Victim
Seagate Technology Latest Tax Data Breach Victim
March 08, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

Yet another security firm charged with safeguarding data has become a victim of a data breach. An employee at data storage firm Seagate Technology disclosed...

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80K Breached In UC Berkeley Cyberattack
80K Breached In UC Berkeley Cyberattack
February 29, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

Late last week, officials at the University of California Berkeley notified 80,000 people of a cyberattack on a system that compromised the Social Security numbers...

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TalkTalk Shares Costs Of Massive Payments Breach
TalkTalk Shares Costs Of Massive Payments Breach
February 03, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

Just months after British broadband provider TalkTalk suffered what has been regarded as one of Britain’s biggest online security breaches, the company has confirmed that...

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Trustwave Sued For Breach Investigation ‘Failure’
Trustwave Sued For Breach Investigation ‘Failure’
January 19, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

Data protection and security company Trustwave is being sued by Affinity Gaming for allegedly being unable to mitigate a cyberattack that negatively impacted its business, ZDNet reported Monday...

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Hyatt Data Breach Details Exposed: 250 Hotels, 50 Countries
Hyatt Data Breach Details Exposed: 250 Hotels, 50 Countries
January 15, 2016  |  News

Hyatt Hotels has released more details on the data breach the hotel chain initially reported last month. While the company discovered the breach in November,...

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Uber To Pay Up $20K In Tracking, Data Breach Probe
Uber To Pay Up $20K In Tracking, Data Breach Probe
January 07, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

To settle a probe into its privacy practices by New York’s attorney general, Uber has agreed to pay a fine of $20,000 as well as...

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