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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

Ashley Madison Hacking Saga Drama Deepens
Ashley Madison Hacking Saga Drama Deepens
August 25, 2015  |  News

The damaging circumstances surrounding the breached online cheating website AshleyMadison.com continues to intensify.

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Taxpayers Sue IRS Over Data Breach
Taxpayers Sue IRS Over Data Breach
August 24, 2015  |  News

While the Internal Revenue Service is still dealing with the repercussions of the massive cyber attack that compromised the data from tax returns for roughly...

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IRS Says Data Breach Hit Worse Than Thought
IRS Says Data Breach Hit Worse Than Thought
August 18, 2015  |  News

The damages of the cyberattack that hit the one of the Internal Revenue Service’s computer databases earlier this year was actually more extensive than the...

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China-Linked Hackers Allegedly Hit Travel Sector
China-Linked Hackers Allegedly Hit Travel Sector
August 10, 2015  |  News

Cyberattacks are hitting the nation’s air-travel system and sources close to the investigation of the attacks confirmed a group of Chinese hackers are the main...

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JPMC Hacking Investigation Continues
JPMC Hacking Investigation Continues
July 30, 2015  |  News

The government is keeping its inquiry into the cyberattack that impacted 83 million JPMorgan Chase accounts —about 76 million households and 7 million small businesses...

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