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

OPM Locks Down New Cybersecurity Advisor

OPM Locks Down New Cybersecurity Advisor
OPM Locks Down New Cybersecurity Advisor
November 05, 2015  |  Cybersecurity

In the wake of the massive data breaches that rocked the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) earlier this year, the agency appointed a new...

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Experts Mixed On Protecting Unregulated Data
Experts Mixed On Protecting Unregulated Data
November 02, 2015  |  Cybersecurity

There’s no shortage of massive data breaches hitting headlines around the world, and while there are big implications when payment data is compromised, the same...

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Web Host Data Breach Cost 13M Users Their Passwords
Web Host Data Breach Cost 13M Users Their Passwords
October 29, 2015  |  Cross-border Payments

The usernames and passwords of millions of users of Lithuanian web hosting company 000webhost may have been compromised as the result of a recent data...

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TalkTalk Payment Breach Could Cost Millions
TalkTalk Payment Breach Could Cost Millions
October 26, 2015  |  Cross-border Payments

In what could be regarded as one of Britain’s biggest online security breaches, British broadband provider TalkTalk confirmed the private payment and bank data of...

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Russian Hackers Hit Dow Jones Servers For Trading Secrets
Russian Hackers Hit Dow Jones Servers For Trading Secrets
October 19, 2015  |  Cybersecurity

Late last week, Bloomberg reported Russian hackers had targeted the servers of media company Dow Jones in order to steal stock trading information. Get the...

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Major Banks’ Breach Left Accounts Vulnerable For Years
Major Banks’ Breach Left Accounts Vulnerable For Years
October 16, 2015  |  Cybersecurity

A major account authentication flaw might have exposed as many as 23,000 customers of Halifax and Bank of Scotland to fraud and data theft for...

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