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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

Bitcoin Daily: S Korea OKs Crypto, Exchange Regulation; Malta’s Trident Crypto Database Stolen
Bitcoin Daily: S Korea OKs Crypto, Exchange Regulation; Malta’s Trident Crypto Database Stolen
March 05, 2020  |  Bitcoin

In a new digital real estate game called Upland, players can buy virtual versions of properties in San Francisco, Cointelegraph reported. Players can then earn...

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T-Mobile Hacked, User Data Stolen
T-Mobile Hacked, User Data Stolen
March 05, 2020  |  Fraud Attack

Telecom giant T-Mobile suffered a data breach that exposed the personal information of employees and customers to unknown hackers, according to reports. “We want to...

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Deep Dive: Digital-First Banking’s Challenges And Benefits
Deep Dive: Digital-First Banking’s Challenges And Benefits
March 03, 2020  |  Digital Banking

Mobile and online banking’s prevalence has reduced physical branches’ importance, but these brick-and-mortar establishments are still vital to customers’ financial lives. Even millennials, who heavily...

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Deep Dive: How Unsupervised Machine Learning Could Close The Cloud Services Security Gap
Deep Dive: How Unsupervised Machine Learning Could Close The Cloud Services Security Gap
March 02, 2020  |  Fraud Prevention

  Cloud services like AWS, Dropbox and Google Cloud store terabytes of users’ personal information and payment data, making them prime targets for fraudsters looking...

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Deep Dive: Credit Unions Work To Keep Members’ Data Private
Deep Dive: Credit Unions Work To Keep Members’ Data Private
February 28, 2020  |  Credit Unions

Credit unions’ emphasis on member relationships is one of the main factors that distinguishes them from large banks and FinTechs. PYMNTS’ Credit Union Innovation Index...

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Facial Recognition Firm Clearview AI Client List Is Hacked
Facial Recognition Firm Clearview AI Client List Is Hacked
February 26, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Facial recognition outfit Clearview AI — which collects billions of photos off the internet, and uses them for facial recognition technology — has been hacked, and...

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How One Nevada Credit Union Secures Its Self-Service Innovations
How One Nevada Credit Union Secures Its Self-Service Innovations
February 26, 2020  |  Credit Unions

Credit unions are performing well as the new decade dawns, with a recent study finding that CUs increased their loan originations by 29% from Q4...

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Data Breach At US Defense Agency Compromised Personal Info
Data Breach At US Defense Agency Compromised Personal Info
February 20, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

The U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) said that its network was likely “compromised,” according to reports on Thursday (Feb. 20). The department is tasked...

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MGM Resorts Admits To 2019 Hack
MGM Resorts Admits To 2019 Hack
February 20, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

MGM Resorts International, a hotel and casino operator, admitted it had experienced a data breach following a report saying information on 10.6 million guests was...

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