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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Twitter Apologizes To Clients For Business Data Breach
Twitter Apologizes To Clients For Business Data Breach
June 23, 2020  |  Safety and Security

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Nintendo Says Hacked Accounts Could Total 300,000
Nintendo Says Hacked Accounts Could Total 300,000
June 09, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

The number of Nintendo accounts compromised by hackers was nearly double the amount reported two months ago, according to TechCrunch. Get the Full Story Complete...

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BoA Experiences Potential PPP Application Data Breach
BoA Experiences Potential PPP Application Data Breach
May 27, 2020  |  Safety and Security

Bank of America notified principal owners of a potential data breach after the bank uploaded the loan applications of some customers to a “limited access,...

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Meal Kit Firm Home Chef Reveals Data Breach
Meal Kit Firm Home Chef Reveals Data Breach
May 20, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Home Chef, the Chicago-based meal kit and food delivery company, announced a data breach after a hacker sold information on its 8 million customers on...

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Bitcoin Daily: Ukraine Arrests Hacker In Country’s Largest Theft of Crypto Wallets, Info; Iran Requires Crypto Exchanges To Be Licensed
Bitcoin Daily: Ukraine Arrests Hacker In Country’s Largest Theft of Crypto Wallets, Info; Iran Requires...
May 19, 2020  |  Bitcoin

The Security Service of Ukraine is reportedly holding a hacker for allegedly selling a database with 773 million email addresses and 21 million unique passwords,...

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Deep Dive: How QSRs Can Prevent ATOs With MFA, AI
Deep Dive: How QSRs Can Prevent ATOs With MFA, AI
April 17, 2020  |  Mobile Order Ahead

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Travelex Reportedly Paid $2.3M Ransom To Hackers
Travelex Reportedly Paid $2.3M Ransom To Hackers
April 09, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Travelex, the foreign exchange company that was crippled by hackers on New Year’s Eve, reportedly paid a $2.3 million ransom to get their systems back...

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Marriott Data Breach Exposed Data Of 5.2M Guests
Marriott Data Breach Exposed Data Of 5.2M Guests
March 31, 2020  |  Safety and Security

Marriott International experienced a massive data breach in an “incident” that involved a property system. The hotel firm said in a notice that it “at...

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Deep Dive: How US Data Regulation Fragmentation Is Affecting Merchants, Consumers
Deep Dive: How US Data Regulation Fragmentation Is Affecting Merchants, Consumers
March 31, 2020  |  Regulation

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