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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Credit Karma Glitch Displayed Account Info To Wrong Users

Credit Karma Glitch Displayed Account Info To Wrong Users
Credit Karma Glitch Displayed Account Info To Wrong Users
August 14, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Credit Karma users took to Reddit and Twitter on Wednesday (Aug. 14) to complain that when they logged in to the service, they were given...

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UK Biometrics Firm Failed To Protect Sensitive Data
UK Biometrics Firm Failed To Protect Sensitive Data
August 14, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

A large breach of personal data, including one million fingerprints, facial recognition info, passwords and other sensitive information, was found to be publicly accessible by...

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Lawsuits Pile Up For Cap One, Amazon Post Hack
Lawsuits Pile Up For Cap One, Amazon Post Hack
August 11, 2019  |  Legal

Capital One and Amazon Web Services are being sued by customers due to the massive hack that impacted more than 106 million people, GeekWire reported....

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StockX Breach Hits 6.8M Customer Records
StockX Breach Hits 6.8M Customer Records
August 04, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Apparel and shoe trading marketplace StockX was reportedly hacked, allegedly exposing sensitive information of more than 6.8 million users worldwide, TechCrunch reported on Saturday (Aug....

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Big Merger, Big Hacking And Need For Big App Dominates Week’s News
Big Merger, Big Hacking And Need For Big App Dominates Week’s News
August 02, 2019  |  The Weekender

The dog days are summer are here – and so is the end of another busy week in payments and commerce. In this latest edition...

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Sizzle Or Fizzle As Mall Landlord Eyes Investing In Tenants?
Sizzle Or Fizzle As Mall Landlord Eyes Investing In Tenants?
August 02, 2019  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Simon to the rescue? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Poshmark Experiences Non-Financial Data Breach
Poshmark Experiences Non-Financial Data Breach
August 02, 2019  |  Retail

In a recently reported data breach, Poshmark said it recently learned that an unauthorized third party acquired data from some users. The fashion marketplace company...

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UniCredit: No Proof That Cap One Accessed Customers’ Data
UniCredit: No Proof That Cap One Accessed Customers’ Data
August 01, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

UniCredit, in a memo to its staff on Thursday, said that an internal investigation showed no evidence that a recent data breach at Capital One...

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Capital One Data Breach Sparks GOP Probe
Capital One Data Breach Sparks GOP Probe
August 01, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

House Committee on Oversight and Reform Republicans have started a probe into Capital One and Amazon over a massive data breach that affected millions, according...

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