Data Breach news and trends

Report: Disney Data Leaked After Hack of Its Slack System

July 15, 2024
Sonar Launches Service Identifying Compromised Customer Data
Security & Fraud // July 10, 2024

Fraud data sharing consortium Sonar has launched a new service that helps banks and FinTechs verify if their customer data has been compromised in a breach or used for fraudulent activities. This new service, Red Flag, allows organizations to proactively check if an account’s credentials are...

Report: Hacker Stole Details of OpenAI’s Tech
Security & Fraud // July 05, 2024

OpenAI was reportedly hacked last year, raising security fears at the artificial intelligence company. The hacker accessed the company’s in-house messaging system and made off with details about its artificial intelligence (AI) technology, the New York Times reported Thursday (July 4), citing two sources familiar...

2024 Is Already the Year of the Cyberattack
Cybersecurity // July 04, 2024

It’s the summer of steals, not the summer of deals, for businesses suffering cyber breaches. That’s because, as the world goes digital, fraudsters are constantly probing modern, multifaceted attack surfaces for vulnerabilities. But with the news Tuesday (July 2) that auto dealership software provider CDK...

CDK Says It’s Recovering From Hack Faster Than Expected
Fraud Attack // July 02, 2024

CDK Global has “substantially all” of its car dealership customers back online with their management systems, about two weeks after the company’s systems were taken down by hackers. The company had said Monday (July 1) that some of its systems could be down as late...

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2024 Is Already the Year of the Cyberattack

July 04, 2024
It’s the summer of steals, not the summer of deals, for businesses suffering cyber breaches. That’s because, as the world goes digital, fraudsters are constantly probing modern, multifaceted attack surfaces for vulnerabilities. But with the news Tuesday (July 2) that auto dealership software provider CDK Global has “substantially all” of its car dealership customers back […]

AT&T Breach Demands Vigilance as Fraudsters Leverage ID Data, Says Intellicheck’s Lewis

April 02, 2024
The fallout from the massive data breach at AT&T — where information tied to 73 million current and former account holders was leaked — has yet to be felt. And...

From Clorox to Casinos to Banks, Hacks Highlight Advantage of AI in Anti-Fraud Toolkits

September 18, 2023
Hack by hack, the fraudsters are getting bolder. And for enterprises girding against the rising tide of disruption and ransomware, advanced technologies are integral parts of any line of defense....

Coinbase Says Crypto Exchanges Face Dual Regulations To Meet Differing Authentication Rules

August 09, 2021
Authentication represents a critical security challenge for digital businesses of all kinds, with unauthorized access accounting for 43 percent of successful data breaches at companies in the United States in...

Quick Reads
Report: Disney Data Leaked After Hack of Its Slack System

July 15, 2024
Disney has reportedly suffered a hack of its Slack system, with data from thousands of the channels of the company’s workplace collaboration system being leaked online. The data goes back as far as 2019 and includes material ranging from discussions about ad campaigns to assessments of job applicants to photos of employees’ dogs, The Wall […]

Sonar Launches Service Identifying Compromised Customer Data

July 10, 2024
Fraud data sharing consortium Sonar has launched a new service that helps banks and FinTechs verify if their customer data has been compromised in a breach or used for fraudulent activities....

Report: Hacker Stole Details of OpenAI’s Tech

July 05, 2024
OpenAI was reportedly hacked last year, raising security fears at the artificial intelligence company. The hacker accessed the company’s in-house messaging system and made off with details about its artificial...

CDK Says It’s Recovering From Hack Faster Than Expected

July 02, 2024
CDK Global has “substantially all” of its car dealership customers back online with their management systems, about two weeks after the company’s systems were taken down by hackers. The company...