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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Data Breaches Are Stressing Americans, Canadians Out

Data Breaches Are Stressing Americans, Canadians Out
Data Breaches Are Stressing Americans, Canadians Out
May 01, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Kaspersky Lab, the cybersecurity company, revealed in a new survey on Tuesday (May 1) that 81 percent of Americans and 72 percent of Canadians are...

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Access Group Education Leaks Data On Student Loan Borrowers
Access Group Education Leaks Data On Student Loan Borrowers
April 30, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Access Group Education Lending, the student loan servicing company, has been the subject of a data breach. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Uber Updates ‘Bug Bounty’ Payments Policy
Uber Updates ‘Bug Bounty’ Payments Policy
April 26, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Uber is changing its policy on bug bounties, payments to people who expose data security problems, Reuters reported on Thursday (April 26). Get the Full...

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Equifax Breach Costs Top $242M As Q1 Revenue Grows 4 Percent
Equifax Breach Costs Top $242M As Q1 Revenue Grows 4 Percent
April 26, 2018  |  Earnings

Equifax’s ongoing data breach recovery efforts will soon bring a new chief technology officer and other top security and IT talent to the credit scoring...

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GDPR’s Data Breach Notification Requirements Tripping Up Businesses
GDPR’s Data Breach Notification Requirements Tripping Up Businesses
April 26, 2018  |  B2B Payments

The U.K. is only weeks away from bringing its Global Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) rules into effect, and corporates are ill-prepared for the data security requirements, according...

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Equifax’s Data Breach Has Cost It $242.7M
Equifax’s Data Breach Has Cost It $242.7M
April 26, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Equifax, the embattled credit scoring company that is still reeling from last fall’s massive data breach that exposed information on more than 145 million people,...

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Facebook Cleans Out Fake Accounts Selling SSN And Credit Card Info
Facebook Cleans Out Fake Accounts Selling SSN And Credit Card Info
April 25, 2018  |  Facebook

Facebook has removed a number of accounts and pages that advertised the personal information of dozens of people, including Social Security numbers, addresses, phone numbers...

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Credit Karma Will Now Scan The Dark Web For Customers
Credit Karma Will Now Scan The Dark Web For Customers
April 25, 2018  |  Fraud Prevention

Credit Karma, the company that provides consumers with their credit score and a free identity monitoring tool for users, is expanding its offering to include...

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SEC Fines Altaba $35M For Yahoo Data Breach
SEC Fines Altaba $35M For Yahoo Data Breach
April 24, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced news on Tuesday (April 24) that Altaba, the entity formerly known as Yahoo, has agreed to pay a $35...

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