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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

Cyberattacks Have Hit Majority Of Big UK Businesses
Cyberattacks Have Hit Majority Of Big UK Businesses
May 09, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

The majority of large businesses based in the United Kingdom have been victims of cyberattacks in the past year, new research has posited. As reported...

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Qatar National Bank Reportedly Breached
Qatar National Bank Reportedly Breached
April 28, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

The largest lender in the Middle East and Africa by assets may have become the victim of a cybersecurity data breach. Qatar National Bank (QNB)...

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Pressure Mounts For IRS Chief To Resign Over Breach
Pressure Mounts For IRS Chief To Resign Over Breach
April 18, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

A Republican lawmaker is calling for IRS Commissioner John Koskinen to step down. Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-VA) is putting pressure on the head of the IRS...

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FDIC Hit By ‘Inadvertent’ Major Data Breach
FDIC Hit By ‘Inadvertent’ Major Data Breach
April 11, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has become the latest federal system impacted by a major data breach. In an internal FDIC document obtained by The Washington...

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Trump Hotels Reportedly Breached
Trump Hotels Reportedly Breached
April 05, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

Will there be a wall to keep out the data breaches? Amid primaries and nonstop media coverage, one Trump is proving victim to cyberattacks, perhaps,...

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Verizon Enterprise Customer Data Hacked
Verizon Enterprise Customer Data Hacked
March 28, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

The enterprise unit of telecommunications company Verizon continues to deal with the fallout of hackers posting its customer contact data for sale online. According to...

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