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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Sweden’s Folksam Insurance Group Reports Data Breach Involving Big Tech

Sweden’s Folksam Insurance Group Reports Data Breach Involving Big Tech
Sweden’s Folksam Insurance Group Reports Data Breach Involving Big Tech
November 03, 2020  |  Cybersecurity

One of Sweden’s largest private insurers, Folksam Group, says a data breach affected one million of its clients. Folksam said it had accidentally allowed big...

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Deep Dive: Fighting Back Against The Fraud Plaguing P2P Payment Apps
Deep Dive: Fighting Back Against The Fraud Plaguing P2P Payment Apps
October 20, 2020  |  Fraud Prevention

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Deep Dive: How Retailers Can Reduce Cart Abandonment, Prevent Card Fraud With Digital ID Solutions
Deep Dive: How Retailers Can Reduce Cart Abandonment, Prevent Card Fraud With Digital ID Solutions
October 15, 2020  |  Authentication

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Bitcoin Daily: Russia Blacklists Binance Over Data Distribution; China Says Illegal Gambling Uses Crypto To Move Funds Out of Country
Bitcoin Daily: Russia Blacklists Binance Over Data Distribution; China Says Illegal Gambling Uses Crypto To...
September 27, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Russian telecom regulator Roskomnadzor looks to be targeting Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, as a platform “disseminating prohibited information,” according to Cointelegraph. Get the...

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Shopify: 2 Employees Took Consumer Data From Merchant Sites
Shopify: 2 Employees Took Consumer Data From Merchant Sites
September 22, 2020  |  Cybersecurity

Two Shopify employees stole data from over 100 merchants, possibly exposing data from consumers who shopped on web stores using the company’s eCommerce software, according...

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Deep Dive: How Digital ID Verification Helps Build Trust in Carsharing and Housesharing Platforms
Deep Dive: How Digital ID Verification Helps Build Trust in Carsharing and Housesharing Platforms
September 17, 2020  |  Authentication

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Bitcoin Daily: Philippines Central Bank Eyes Issuing Cryptocurrency; Security Firm Ledger Details Data Breach
Bitcoin Daily: Philippines Central Bank Eyes Issuing Cryptocurrency; Security Firm Ledger Details Data Breach
July 29, 2020  |  Bitcoin

The Philippines central bank is now considering creating its own central bank digital currency (CDBC), it said during a virtual meeting, having formed a committee...

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Former Twitter Employees: More Than 1K Staffers, Contractors Could Have Hacked Accounts
Former Twitter Employees: More Than 1K Staffers, Contractors Could Have Hacked Accounts
July 24, 2020  |  Cybersecurity

One week after hackers commandeered dozens of high-profile Twitter accounts – including Joe Biden, Kim Kardashian and Barack Obama – former Twitter employees say that...

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