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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

FireEye Says Cisco Routers Vulnerable To Cyberspies
FireEye Says Cisco Routers Vulnerable To Cyberspies
September 16, 2015  |  News

Mandiant, the computer forensic arm of cybersecurity firm FireEye, has uncovered secret cyber attacks targeting routers made by Cisco. The highly sophisticated and stealthy malware...

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Health Insurer Data Breach Impacts 10M Members
Health Insurer Data Breach Impacts 10M Members
September 11, 2015  |  News

New York-based health insurer Excellus BlueCross BlueShield revealed Wednesday (Sept. 9) that its computer systems have been hacked, possibly exposing the data of more than...

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Sony Hack Lawsuit Reaches Settlement
Sony Hack Lawsuit Reaches Settlement
September 07, 2015  |  News

A settlement has been reached in the class action lawsuit filed by former employees of Sony Pictures Entertainment for the company’s alleged negligence leading up...

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Hackers Hit Mozilla Bug Tracker To Target Firefox Users
Hackers Hit Mozilla Bug Tracker To Target Firefox Users
September 07, 2015  |  News

Mozilla, the company behind the Firefox Web browser, reported hackers gained access to its bug tracker Bugzilla and stole security-sensitive data. In a company blog...

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Feds Still Leave 21.5M Breached In The Dark
Feds Still Leave 21.5M Breached In The Dark
September 03, 2015  |  News

It’s been months since a series of massive cyberattacks rocked the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and left the data of millions compromised, but...

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The Bigger Issue Behind FTC v. Wyndham
The Bigger Issue Behind FTC v. Wyndham
September 02, 2015  |  Hmmm

Last week a federal court made the decision to endorse the Federal Trade Commission’s power to hold companies accountable if they fail to provide “reasonable...

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US Drafts Sanctions Over Alleged China Cyber Hacking
US Drafts Sanctions Over Alleged China Cyber Hacking
August 31, 2015  |  Hmmm

The Obama Administration is reportedly taking a step toward holding China’s companies and individuals who have benefited from their government’s cyber theft accountable with economic...

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