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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App Defect May Have Exposed First American Financial Customers’ Data
App Defect May Have Exposed First American Financial Customers’ Data
May 26, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

First American Financial, the real estate title insurance company, may have provided unauthorized access to the financial information of its customers. According to a report...

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Travel Managers Battle Growing Fraud Threats
Travel Managers Battle Growing Fraud Threats
May 24, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Travel managers are battling against card skimming and other types of fraud — and the instances of fraud are on the rise, according to a...

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Can IoT Developers, Lawmakers Ever See Eye To Eye?
Can IoT Developers, Lawmakers Ever See Eye To Eye?
May 24, 2019  |  Intelligence of Things

Intelligence of Things (IoT) devices are continuing to gain popularity. By some estimates, more than 14 billion devices are expected to be in use by...

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The SMB C-Suite’s Data Security Problem
The SMB C-Suite’s Data Security Problem
May 23, 2019  |  B2B Payments

In an environment of relentless cyber threats, small businesses (SMBs) still too often feel they are not targets for cyberattacks and data breaches. Less than...

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Truecaller Denies Hack As User Info Emerges On Dark Web
Truecaller Denies Hack As User Info Emerges On Dark Web
May 22, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Data from Truecaller, the Swedish caller identity app company, is reportedly being sold in private internet forums, including data on customer phone numbers and email...

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Japan’s Uniqlo Hacked, 460K Accounts Compromised
Japan’s Uniqlo Hacked, 460K Accounts Compromised
May 14, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Japan’s Fast Retailing, the company that owns the Uniqlo retail chain, said that data from upwards of 460,000 customer accounts was compromised by hackers from...

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G7 Prepares For Cross-Border Malware Simulation
G7 Prepares For Cross-Border Malware Simulation
May 13, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Wolters Kluwer, which fell victim to a malware attack last week, sent a “quiet panic” through the accounting industry, with clients unable to access data...

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Equifax Takes $690M Q1 Charge For Data Breach
Equifax Takes $690M Q1 Charge For Data Breach
May 10, 2019  |  Earnings

Equifax reported a 2 percent year-over-year revenue decline for the first quarter of 2019. It also announced the further costs it will be paying as...

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Chinese National Charged In Anthem Data Breach
Chinese National Charged In Anthem Data Breach
May 10, 2019  |  Legal

U.S. prosecutors have charged a Chinese national for his alleged involvement in the 2015 data breach at health insurance company Anthem, which led to the...

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