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Pearson Breach Exposed Data Of 13K+ Students
August 01, 2019

Textbook publisher and educational software maker Pearson announced it was hacked at the end of last year, exposing the information of more than 13,000 students, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday (Aug. 1). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Fraud Experts Raise Concerns That Cap One Hacker Targeted Other Firms
July 31, 2019

Krebs On Security is reporting that the alleged Capital One hacker may have also targeted and stolen data from other corporations. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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Italian Bank UniCredit To Investigate Capital One Data Hack
July 31, 2019

One of Italy’s most well-known banks, UniCredit, said that it was going to start its own probe into the Capital One data breach, according to Reuters.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Researchers Find iPhones Vulnerable To Attack
July 30, 2019

Two researchers, Natalie Silvanovich and Samuel Groß, who work alongside Google’s security initiative Project Zero, have found some “interactionless” malicious bugs in iOS that allow hackers to take control of an iPhone through iMessage without even making the victim engage with the texts or click...

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US Lawmakers Respond To Capital One Data Breach
July 30, 2019

The Capital One data breach that affected millions and spawned an investigation by the New York attorney general as well as a class-action lawsuit, has a new set of detractors: U.S. lawmakers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Capital One Hack Prompts Lawsuit, NY AG Probe
July 30, 2019

The security breach at Capital One that exposed 100 million credit card applications and thousands of bank accounts and Social Security numbers is rapidly seeing repercussions.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Hacker Arrested In Capital One Breach Affecting 100M+ 
July 30, 2019

A former Amazon systems engineer working for Capital One is said to be the woman behind a breach that accessed the data of over 100 million people. Software engineer Paige Thompson, 33, allegedly boasted about the hack and left crumbs for investigators to follow, The...

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China’s New Cybersecurity Rules Could Complicate US-China Trade Talks
July 30, 2019

China’s new cybersecurity proposals could complicate trade talks with the United States. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By...

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Cap One Hack Hits 100M Credit Card Applications
July 30, 2019

Capital One announced that a hacker had accessed about 100 million credit card applications, as well as thousands of Social Security and bank account numbers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...