SafeNet Inc., of Belcamp, a provider of Internet security technology, released the highlights from its SafeNet Breach Level Index for the first quarter of 2014.

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Johns Hopkins University officials are alerting more than 2,000 graduate students that their personal information has been discovered on the Internet.

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While Target's massive data breach last year caused consumers to panic and drew attention to Internet crime, a new study finds that breaches on retailer payment systems are less common than other kinds of attacks.

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If everyone affected by the University of Maryland data breach takes the school up on its offer for free credit monitoring, UM could be on the hook for $3 million, according to The Baltimore Sun.

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University of Maryland officials released more details Friday about the investigation into the massive data breach that hit the school this week and offered more information for affected individuals.

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Target is grappling with security and a public relations nightmare just as the holiday shopping season is wrapping up. The nation’s second-largest discounter said Thursday that data connected to about 40 million credit and debit card accounts was stolen as ...

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A company that processes credit card transactions said Monday that as many as 1.5 million card numbers were compromised in a data breach early last month. The CEO of the company, Global Payments Inc., said the matter was “absolutely contained,” ...

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WASHINGTON — Top executives from Sony and online marketing firm Epsilon are telling lawmakers that they support federal legislation that would require companies to promptly notify consumers if their personal information is stolen or exposed by a data breach. Tim ...

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With the possible theft of millions of email addresses from an advertising company, several large companies have started warning customers to expect fraudulent emails that try to coax account login information from them. Companies behind such brands as Chase, Citi ...

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