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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The CFPB Needs To Improve Its Cybersecurity, According To An Internal Investigation

The CFPB Needs To Improve Its Cybersecurity, According To An Internal Investigation
The CFPB Needs To Improve Its Cybersecurity, According To An Internal Investigation
October 05, 2017  |  Cybersecurity

According to a report from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s internal inspector, the CFPB must do more to strengthen its protections against hacking. Get the Full...

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Credit Freezes Cost Consumers $4.1B
Credit Freezes Cost Consumers $4.1B
October 04, 2017  |  Cybersecurity

The Equifax hack continues to hit those impacted, with new research finding that consumers will have to shell out a collective $4.1 billion to freeze...

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Equifax Apology Tour: 2.5M More People Affected By Breach
Equifax Apology Tour: 2.5M More People Affected By Breach
October 03, 2017  |  Cybersecurity

Ahead of Equifax’s former Chief Executive Richard Smith’s testimony to Congress, the embattled credit scoring company said an additional 2.5 million customers may have been...

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Cybersecurity Falls Short In September
Cybersecurity Falls Short In September
October 02, 2017  |  Cybersecurity

Since Sept. 7, the media has been abuzz over the security breach at credit scoring company Equifax and the vast number of consequences the incident...

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Equifax Credit Freezes Worry Lenders
Equifax Credit Freezes Worry Lenders
October 02, 2017  |  Cybersecurity

The Equifax hack is worrying U.S. lenders, who fear their consumer loan and credit card businesses could be hurt if scores of people lock or...

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Was The Equifax Breach State-Sponsored?
Was The Equifax Breach State-Sponsored?
October 02, 2017  |  Cybersecurity

Equifax’s massive data breach, which potentially exposed the personal information of 143 million consumers and the credit card numbers of 209,000 U.S. consumers, has some...

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The Surprise And No Delight Edition: Whole Foods, Sonic and BAMS
The Surprise And No Delight Edition: Whole Foods, Sonic and BAMS
October 02, 2017  |  Today In Data

The worst lines ever spoken in thriller/horror movies are “I’ll be right back” and “What else could possibly go wrong?” In the first instance, the person speaking those words...

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Call Centers: Batten Down The Account Takeover Hatches
Call Centers: Batten Down The Account Takeover Hatches
September 29, 2017  |  Cybersecurity

That the Equifax breach will be a major watershed moment in the history of data security, impacting consumers nationwide for years to come, is not...

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