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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Tourism Data Hack Leads Greek Banks To Cancel Thousands Of Their Cards

Tourism Data Hack Leads Greek Banks To Cancel Thousands Of Their Cards
Tourism Data Hack Leads Greek Banks To Cancel Thousands Of Their Cards
January 22, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

All four of Greece’s main banking institutions enacted security protocols after a data breach, and consequently cancelled 15,000 consumer cards, according to reports. After consumer...

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ICO Fines Dixons Carphone £500K After Breach Affects 14M Consumers
ICO Fines Dixons Carphone £500K After Breach Affects 14M Consumers
January 10, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Dixons Carphone is staring down the barrel of a £500,000 (about $650,000) fine by the Information Commissioner’s Office over an incident of compromised data that...

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2019: A Banner Year (And Bumper Data Crop) For Hackers
2019: A Banner Year (And Bumper Data Crop) For Hackers
December 31, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

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Wyze Smart Device Co Leaks 2.4M Customers’ Data
Wyze Smart Device Co Leaks 2.4M Customers’ Data
December 29, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Internet of Things (IoT) vendor Wyze announced a server leak that exposed the data of 2.4 million customers from Dec. 4 to Dec. 24. The...

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Wawa C-Store Chain Sued Over Malware Attack
Wawa C-Store Chain Sued Over Malware Attack
December 27, 2019  |  Legal

Multiple lawsuits seeking class action status have been filed in Philadelphia over a data breach at Wawa convenience stores, which affected 850 locations along the...

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Wawa Says Thousands Affected By Data Breach
Wawa Says Thousands Affected By Data Breach
December 20, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Gas station and convenience store chain Wawa said it discovered a data breach in which thousands of customers’ debit and credit card information was stolen,...

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Deep Dive: Clean And Friendly Fraud Play Dirty
Deep Dive: Clean And Friendly Fraud Play Dirty
December 20, 2019  |  Fraud Prevention

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Child Tracking Smartwatch Vulnerability Could Leak Location Data, Voice Recordings
Child Tracking Smartwatch Vulnerability Could Leak Location Data, Voice Recordings
December 19, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

The peace of mind parents get with child-tracking smartwatches has been turned upside-down. A cloud-based security flaw has been allowing unauthorized people to monitor children’s...

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Caribou Coffee Doubles Down On Customer-Driven Mobile Innovations
Caribou Coffee Doubles Down On Customer-Driven Mobile Innovations
December 18, 2019  |  Mobile Order Ahead

Coffee chains have been on the cutting edge of mobile order-ahead, offering generous loyalty incentives and lightning-fast pickup. But staying competitive means constant adjustment to...

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