Target's massive data breach has now cost the company's CEO his job.
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Read More »May 5, 2014 Comments Off on Target CEO out in wake of data breach
Target's massive data breach has now cost the company's CEO his job.
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Read More »April 29, 2014 Comments Off on Problem of data breaches growing
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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Read More »April 28, 2014 Comments Off on Johns Hopkins students’ info discovered online
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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Read More »April 22, 2014 Comments Off on Despite Target attack, retailer data breaches down in ’13
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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Read More »February 21, 2014 Comments Off on Why say no to free credit monitoring?
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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Read More »February 21, 2014 Comments Off on MITRE Corp. to assist with UM data breach investigation
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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Read More »December 19, 2013 Comments Off on Target-ed customers could be scared off
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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Read More »April 2, 2012 Comments Off on Data breach affected up to 1.5 million cards
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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Read More »June 2, 2011 Comments Off on Sony, Epsilon execs support data breach bill
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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Read More »April 4, 2011 Comments Off on Firms warning customers after huge email data breach
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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