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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Altaba Sells Yahoo Japan Stake; Settles Yahoo Data Breach Lawsuits For $47M
Altaba Sells Yahoo Japan Stake; Settles Yahoo Data Breach Lawsuits For $47M
September 17, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Altaba, the holding company for Yahoo assets, announced on Monday (Sept. 17) that it has sold the remaining shares of Yahoo Japan. The transaction was...

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BEC Run Out Of Detention Center Nets Millions
BEC Run Out Of Detention Center Nets Millions
September 17, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Mobile means payments fraud schemes can be run from the unlikeliest of locations.  In the meantime, business email compromises are on the rise, as phishing...

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Ant Financial Denies Stealing Equifax IP
Ant Financial Denies Stealing Equifax IP
September 13, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Ant Financial, the payment affiliate of Alibaba, pushed back on a Wall Street Journal report that alleged the company used Equifax intellectual property to create its...

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NEW DATA: Why Bank Customers Prefer Convenience Over Security
NEW DATA: Why Bank Customers Prefer Convenience Over Security
September 13, 2018  |  Authentication

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Researcher Says British Airways Hack Due To Skimming Malware
Researcher Says British Airways Hack Due To Skimming Malware
September 11, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

RiskIQ, the security firm, told outlets on Tuesday (Sept. 11) that the data breach at British Airways was due to credit card skimming installed by malware...

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British Airways Data Hack A Test Case For GDPR
British Airways Data Hack A Test Case For GDPR
September 10, 2018  |  Regulation

GDPR compliance has yet to be fully embraced by firms on a global scale, yet headlines from this past week show just what the repercussions...

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Russian Hacker Extradited To Face Charges Over JPMorgan Attack
Russian Hacker Extradited To Face Charges Over JPMorgan Attack
September 10, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

A Russian hacker has been extradited to the United States to face charges related to a massive breach targeting JPMorgan Chase and other U.S. companies. Reuters...

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Five At Five: BMW Gets Vocal With Digital
Five At Five: BMW Gets Vocal With Digital
September 07, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Today’s coverage includes BMW’s new voice assistant, a big airline...

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British Airways Data Breach Compromises 380K Cards
British Airways Data Breach Compromises 380K Cards
September 07, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

British Airways announced that it was hit by a customer data breach on its website and mobile app, which affected around 380,000 card payments. The...

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