Breach news and trends

Hackers Swiped Crypto From 6K+ Coinbase Users
Security & Fraud // October 01, 2021

Cryptocurrency hackers stole from at least 6,000 Coinbase Global accounts in a hack between March and May 20, according to a breach notification letter sent to the customers who were affected, Reuters reported on Friday (Oct. 1). The California Attorney General’s office posted a copy...

Wells Fargo on Fraud Decisioning And The New Consumer’s New Normal
Fraud Prevention // May 04, 2020

Financial institutions (FIs) face tough decisions when trying to keep their clients safe. Customers and merchants rely on their banks and credit unions (CUs) to ensure they have secure, convenient online transactions, and many FIs work to detect fraud by looking for abnormal purchasing behaviors that...

SBA May Have Exposed Data Of 8,000 SMBs Seeking Relief Loans
Security & Fraud // April 22, 2020

Nearly 8,000 applicants for small business loans through the government’s Emergency Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) stimulus program have possibly been affected by a data breach exposing private information. The Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a statement saying that the portion of the website that was...

Hackers Access Unsecured Facebook Database With 267M Users’ Info 
Security & Fraud // December 20, 2019

Security researcher Bob Diachenko and Comparitech discovered that a Facebook database with 267 million user IDs, phone numbers and names was left unsecured and accessed by hackers, who uploaded it to a downloadable format, according to a report.  Diachenko said he thinks the breach is...

Interviews & Exclusives
Wells Fargo on Fraud Decisioning And The New Consumer’s New Normal

May 04, 2020
Financial institutions (FIs) face tough decisions when trying to keep their clients safe. Customers and merchants rely on their banks and credit unions (CUs) to ensure they have secure, convenient online transactions, and many FIs work to detect fraud by looking for abnormal purchasing behaviors that could indicate something is amiss. Seeing consumers’ cards suddenly used […]

Tokenization’s Value Beyond Payments

November 28, 2017
Tokenization is a vanguard in the fight against card not present fraud – but is flexible enough to protect just about any store of value. Rambus VP of Strategic Business...

Quick Reads
Bankrupt Crypto Lender Voyager Digital Reports Possible Breach

August 01, 2023
Bankrupt crypto lender Voyager Digital Holdings has reported a possible breach, revealing the difficulties of protecting customers from online scammers. The firm’s lawyer, Darren Azman, reported the possible breach during a U.S. Bankruptcy Court hearing, Bloomberg reported Tuesday (Aug. 1). The potential breach occurred as the company was allowing customers to recover their money as part of its […]

Hackers Swiped Crypto From 6K+ Coinbase Users

October 01, 2021
Cryptocurrency hackers stole from at least 6,000 Coinbase Global accounts in a hack between March and May 20, according to a breach notification letter sent to the customers who were...

SBA May Have Exposed Data Of 8,000 SMBs Seeking Relief Loans

April 22, 2020
Nearly 8,000 applicants for small business loans through the government’s Emergency Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) stimulus program have possibly been affected by a data breach exposing private information. The Small...

Hackers Access Unsecured Facebook Database With 267M Users’ Info 

December 20, 2019
Security researcher Bob Diachenko and Comparitech discovered that a Facebook database with 267 million user IDs, phone numbers and names was left unsecured and accessed by hackers, who uploaded it...