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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FTC Wades Into Facebook’s Latest Data Scandal
FTC Wades Into Facebook’s Latest Data Scandal
March 20, 2018  |  Facebook

Facebook, the social media giant embroiled in a new consumer data scandal, is being pursued by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the main agency for...

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Feds Accuse Equifax CIO Pick Of Insider Trading
Feds Accuse Equifax CIO Pick Of Insider Trading
March 14, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced news on Wednesday (March 14) that it charged a former chief information officer of a U.S. business unit...

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Judge Allows Much Of Yahoo Breach Suit To Go Forward
Judge Allows Much Of Yahoo Breach Suit To Go Forward
March 12, 2018  |  Legal

A U.S. district court in San Jose, California, ruled late last week that most of a lawsuit concerning Yahoo’s data breach, which exposed 3 billion...

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Retailers Want More From Data Breach Law
Retailers Want More From Data Breach Law
March 08, 2018  |  Retail

Retailers have requested that the House Financial Services Committee take a closer look at draft data breach notification legislation, saying it doesn’t do enough to...

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Applebee’s Hit With POS Data Breach
Applebee’s Hit With POS Data Breach
March 06, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

After its point of sale (POS) systems were reportedly affected by malware designed to capture credit card information, RMH Franchise Holdings is warning that its...

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PA AG Sues Uber Over Data Breach
PA AG Sues Uber Over Data Breach
March 06, 2018  |  Ridesharing

Uber Technologies was handed a lawsuit from Pennsylvania Attorney General (AG) Josh Shapiro on Monday (March 5) over charges it violated the state’s data breach...

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NIS America Hit By Data Breach
NIS America Hit By Data Breach
March 05, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Nippon Ichi Software announced news that its American division, NIS America, was the victim of a major data breach that exposed the personal and financial...

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Equifax Breach To Cost Total Of $439M
Equifax Breach To Cost Total Of $439M
March 05, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Equifax, the credit scoring company that’s embroiled in a massive data breach, expects costs from that to increase $275 million in 2018. Get the Full...

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Fizzle Of The Week: Bitcoin — The Bad Neighbor
Fizzle Of The Week: Bitcoin — The Bad Neighbor
March 02, 2018  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Bitcoin mining, like its real-world counterpart, uses a lot of power. Exactly how much constitutes “a lot” is a bit of a debate. The most...

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