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

Uber Settles 2014 Consumer Data Breach Accusations With FTC

Uber Settles 2014 Consumer Data Breach Accusations With FTC
Uber Settles 2014 Consumer Data Breach Accusations With FTC
August 16, 2017  |  Ridesharing

Settling any type of lawsuit for big companies often comes with a large amount of press and thus a lot of eyes looking into the...

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WannaCry Hero Says He Didn’t Hack People’s Bank Data
WannaCry Hero Says He Didn’t Hack People’s Bank Data
August 15, 2017  |  Legal & Regulation

Marcus Hutchins, a 23-year-old British cybersecurity researcher and employee of L.A.-based Kryptos Logic, was arrested earlier this month in Las Vegas for building and selling...

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Your P@$$w0rd Is Bad – Here’s Why
Your P@$$w0rd Is Bad – Here’s Why
August 09, 2017  |  Cybersecurity

Your clever password, dotted with capital letters, numbers and symbols isn’t so clever after all. The man who wrote the book on crafting uncrackable passwords...

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Most Retailers Feel Like ‘Somebody’s Watching’
Most Retailers Feel Like ‘Somebody’s Watching’
August 02, 2017  |  Fraud Prevention

In today’’s fast-moving, tech-infused retail arena, one of retailers’ top vulnerabilities centers around their ability to data security. As such, it should come as no...

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Today in Data: Wells Fargo Updates
Today in Data: Wells Fargo Updates
July 31, 2017  |  Today In Data

To say that it’s been a rough few years for Wells Fargo would be an understatement. Within just the last few months, we’ve reported on...

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Wells’ Woes, Stripe’s Acquisition And North Korea’s New Hacking Groove
Wells’ Woes, Stripe’s Acquisition And North Korea’s New Hacking Groove
July 31, 2017  |  Today In Data

Most of the drama this week was in Washington. The healthcare debate turned into something that was one aria short of a full-blown opera, and...

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It’s Only ‘Hacking’ When Bad Guys Do It
It’s Only ‘Hacking’ When Bad Guys Do It
July 28, 2017  |  Cybersecurity

A virtual lynch mob has swarmed the Facebook page of the Budapest Transit Authority (BKK in Hungarian), leaving more than 45,000 one-star reviews after the...

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Barclays Reveals Client Names To German Finance Agency
Barclays Reveals Client Names To German Finance Agency
July 28, 2017  |  Cybersecurity

Barclays, the U.K. investment bank, has reportedly revealed the names of clients as well as trading information to the German Finance Agency by accident. Get...

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