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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Breach Exposes Personal Data Of 1.2M SpiceJet Passengers In India

Breach Exposes Personal Data Of 1.2M SpiceJet Passengers In India
Breach Exposes Personal Data Of 1.2M SpiceJet Passengers In India
January 30, 2020  |  Cybersecurity

A breach of India’s SpiceJet, one of the country’s biggest independent airlines, exposed the data of more than a million passengers, per a report on...

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Digital Fraud Is An Inside Job
Digital Fraud Is An Inside Job
January 28, 2020  |  Fraud Prevention

Is there no end to the devious creativity of cybercrooks? If they’re not grabbing stolen credentials off the Dark Web then they’re neck-deep in buyer-seller...

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DocuSign Wages War On Phishing
DocuSign Wages War On Phishing
January 23, 2020  |  Fraud Prevention

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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
January 22, 2020  |  Cybersecurity

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  |  Cybersecurity

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  |  Cybersecurity

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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  |  Cybersecurity

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 & Regulation

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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