Data Leak

A data breach is the intentional or unintentional release of secure or private/confidential information to an untrusted environment. Other terms for this phenomenon include unintentional information disclosure, data leak, information leakage and also data spill.

Millions Of Americans Could Have Data Leaked Via Exposed Database

Millions Of Americans Could Have Data Leaked Via Exposed Database
Millions Of Americans Could Have Data Leaked Via Exposed Database
April 30, 2019  |  Cybersecurity

Security experts have discovered an online, unprotected database that stores the personal data of 80 million American households. Not only does the data on the...

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Rubrik Exposes Customer Data, May Face GDPR Fines
Rubrik Exposes Customer Data, May Face GDPR Fines
January 30, 2019  |  Cybersecurity

Rubrik, an IT security and cloud data management company, has suffered a massive data leak. The company pulled the server offline on Tuesday (Jan. 29)...

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Ascension Leak Of 24M+ Loan Data Is Reexposed
Ascension Leak Of 24M+ Loan Data Is Reexposed
January 25, 2019  |  Cybersecurity

Ascension’s data leak has gotten worse, with original loan and mortgage documents exposed again online. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Two-Sided Markets Sizzle, Swipe Fees Fizzle And Exactis Leaks A Lot Of Data
Two-Sided Markets Sizzle, Swipe Fees Fizzle And Exactis Leaks A Lot Of Data
June 29, 2018  |  Exclusive Series

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Exactis Exposes Non-Financial Data On Close To 340M Americans
Exactis Exposes Non-Financial Data On Close To 340M Americans
June 28, 2018  |  Cybersecurity

Exactis, the marketing and data aggregation firm, was the subject of a data breach in which customer information ended up on the Internet for hackers...

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Panera Leaves Customer Data Exposed Online For Months
Panera Leaves Customer Data Exposed Online For Months
April 03, 2018  |  Cybersecurity

Panera revealed the data of millions of customers for eight months or more before removing it from the bakery restaurant’s website Monday (April 2), reported...

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Nearly 123 Million American Households’ Data Exposed In Massive Leak
Nearly 123 Million American Households’ Data Exposed In Massive Leak
December 20, 2017  |  Cybersecurity

Over 123 million American households — a figure which represents nearly all of them — have likely had at least some data about them leak...

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Essential Admits To Accidental Leak Of Customer Data
Essential Admits To Accidental Leak Of Customer Data
August 31, 2017  |  Cybersecurity

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