Data Breach

A data breach is the intentional or unintentional release of secure or private/confidential information to an untrusted environment.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Dixons Carphone Says 10 Million Impacted By Data Breach
Dixons Carphone Says 10 Million Impacted By Data Breach
July 31, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Dixons Carphone, the U.K. mobile phone and electronics retailer, disclosed on Tuesday (July 31) an update on a data breach in which it found unauthorized...

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Robots Are Ready: Why And How They Can Protect Online IDs
Robots Are Ready: Why And How They Can Protect Online IDs
July 31, 2018  |  Fraud Prevention

Forget those persistent images of robots with scary faces trying to crush or enslave humanity (well, at least for now). This is a story about...

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Senator Mark Warner Drops New Policy Proposals For Regulating Tech
Senator Mark Warner Drops New Policy Proposals For Regulating Tech
July 30, 2018  |  Regulation

The team at Facebook is not having a great week, as it seems all of its recent data scandal chickens have come home to roost....

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Equifax Still Fights To Regain Trust As Q2 Sales Slump
Equifax Still Fights To Regain Trust As Q2 Sales Slump
July 26, 2018  |  Earnings

Equifax Inc., the Atlanta-based credit reporting agency, reported lower earnings in the second quarter, mainly due to weakness in its U.S. Information Services [USIS] business,...

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LifeLock Website Taken Offline Temporarily Due To Security Flaw
LifeLock Website Taken Offline Temporarily Due To Security Flaw
July 26, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

LifeLock, the provider of online identity protection, took its website offline on Wednesday (July 25) after Brian Krebs, the security researcher, disclosed a design flaw that...

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Singapore Cuts Off Internet Access For Public Healthcare Workers
Singapore Cuts Off Internet Access For Public Healthcare Workers
July 24, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Singapore has moved to disconnect computers from the internet at public centers in an effort to stop cyberattacks that could have the potential to spread...

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Battling Synthetic ID Fraud, Clearing Up FI Blind Spots
Battling Synthetic ID Fraud, Clearing Up FI Blind Spots
July 23, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Even children aren’t safe from the perils of synthetic identity fraud.  Bad guys know how to link far flung data points, create new personas,  exploit...

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Five At Five: Amazon’s Grocery Power
Five At Five: Amazon’s Grocery Power
July 20, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the payments and commerce news of the day. Today’s coverage includes a detailed look at Amazon’s...

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Singapore Health Database Breached In Cyberattack
Singapore Health Database Breached In Cyberattack
July 20, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

In what has been described as a serious breach, Singapore experienced a major cyberattack on its health database. The personal information of 1.5 million individuals...

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