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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Equifax Clears Four Execs Who Sold Shares Post-Breach

Equifax Clears Four Execs Who Sold Shares Post-Breach
Equifax Clears Four Execs Who Sold Shares Post-Breach
November 03, 2017  |  Cybersecurity

Equifax announced that it has cleared four of its executives who sold shares before the company disclosed a massive data breach that exposed the personal...

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Hilton Settles Data Breach Suit for $700,000
Hilton Settles Data Breach Suit for $700,000
November 01, 2017  |  Cybersecurity

The attorney general of New York announced a settlement with Hilton over the exposure of hundreds of thousands of credit card details, CNBC reported. The...

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State AGs Wonder Why Equifax Waited Six Weeks To Disclose The Breach
State AGs Wonder Why Equifax Waited Six Weeks To Disclose The Breach
October 30, 2017  |  Legal & Regulation

Five states’ attorneys general are investigating why exactly it was that Equifax didn’t disclose its data breach for almost six weeks after its discovery. Said...

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AIG To Add Cybersecurity To Policies In 2018
AIG To Add Cybersecurity To Policies In 2018
October 27, 2017  |  Cybersecurity

American International Group (AIG), the causality insurance company, is gearing up to look at all of its commercial policies with an eye toward including coverage...

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FinServ IT Professionals Grow Worried As Bank Breaches Climb
FinServ IT Professionals Grow Worried As Bank Breaches Climb
October 25, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Of all the sensitive personal data consumers and businesses would rather not see compromised, financial data is surely toward the top of the list. But,...

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Credit Karma To Monitor IDs For Free
Credit Karma To Monitor IDs For Free
October 24, 2017  |  Fraud Prevention

Credit Karma, the free credit monitoring company, announced news on Monday (Oct. 23) of the launch of free ID monitoring. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Whole Foods Resolves Data Breach
Whole Foods Resolves Data Breach
October 23, 2017  |  Cybersecurity

The credit card data breach recorded at some Whole Foods locations has been resolved, according to a statement from the company. The breach, announced Sep....

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A Fraudster Speaks Out On Account Takeover Fraud
A Fraudster Speaks Out On Account Takeover Fraud
October 23, 2017  |  Cybersecurity

If fraud attacks are the flu, then the Equifax data breach was a raging fever: a symptom (albeit a dramatic one) of a larger illness...

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