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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Hy-Vee Says Customer Credit Card Info Was Compromised
Hy-Vee Says Customer Credit Card Info Was Compromised
August 15, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Des Moines, Iowa-based supermarket chain Hy-Vee said credit card information for an undisclosed number of customers were exposed in a data breach, according to reports....

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Alleged CapOne Hacker Might Have Stolen Data From 30+ Companies
Alleged CapOne Hacker Might Have Stolen Data From 30+ Companies
August 14, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Paige A. Thompson, who has been accused of hacking into Capital One’s cloud and compromising the data of 100 million people, may have also hacked...

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Credit Karma Glitch Displayed Account Info To Wrong Users
Credit Karma Glitch Displayed Account Info To Wrong Users
August 14, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Credit Karma users took to Reddit and Twitter on Wednesday (Aug. 14) to complain that when they logged in to the service, they were given...

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UK Biometrics Firm Failed To Protect Sensitive Data
UK Biometrics Firm Failed To Protect Sensitive Data
August 14, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

A large breach of personal data, including one million fingerprints, facial recognition info, passwords and other sensitive information, was found to be publicly accessible by...

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Lawsuits Pile Up For Cap One, Amazon Post Hack
Lawsuits Pile Up For Cap One, Amazon Post Hack
August 11, 2019  |  Legal

Capital One and Amazon Web Services are being sued by customers due to the massive hack that impacted more than 106 million people, GeekWire reported....

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StockX Breach Hits 6.8M Customer Records
StockX Breach Hits 6.8M Customer Records
August 04, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Apparel and shoe trading marketplace StockX was reportedly hacked, allegedly exposing sensitive information of more than 6.8 million users worldwide, TechCrunch reported on Saturday (Aug....

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Big Merger, Big Hacking And Need For Big App Dominates Week’s News
Big Merger, Big Hacking And Need For Big App Dominates Week’s News
August 02, 2019  |  The Weekender

The dog days are summer are here – and so is the end of another busy week in payments and commerce. In this latest edition...

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Sizzle Or Fizzle As Mall Landlord Eyes Investing In Tenants?
Sizzle Or Fizzle As Mall Landlord Eyes Investing In Tenants?
August 02, 2019  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Simon to the rescue? To save the malls, and the retailers in the malls, look to the mall owner. Maybe. News came this past week...

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