All Data Breach articles – Page 5
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ArticleData protection compliance lessons from UniCredit breach
UniCredit announced its cyber-security team has identified a data breach that compromised the personal records of approximately three million clients in Italy, highlighting critical compliance lessons for those in the financial services industry.
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ArticleMastercard encourages unity with data privacy initiative
Mastercard is inviting other companies to join it in addressing individuals’ privacy rights with the launch of its Data Responsibility Imperative.
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ArticleDoorDash data mishap showcases hazards of third-party vendors
DoorDash announced an incident of unauthorized third-party access to user data—a reminder companies need to mind the cyber-security of vendors in addition to their own.
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ArticleEcuador to expedite privacy law following massive breach
The Ecuadorian government has given itself 72 hours to finish drafting a national privacy law following a massive data breach that put the personal information of perhaps its entire population at risk.
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ArticleEuropean Central Bank announces data breach
The European Central Bank announced unauthorized parties breached the security measures protecting its Banks’ Integrated Reporting Dictionary (BIRD) Website, which is hosted by an external provider.
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ArticleCapital One hacker may have targeted dozens more
It appears Capital One may be just one in a long list of companies and organizations to be victimized by what now appears to be the inner workings of a serial hacker, in what the Department of Justice is calling one of “the largest cyber intrusions and data thefts in ...
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ArticleCapital One announces massive data breach
Capital One Financial announced a hacker obtained the personal information of approximately 100 million individuals in the United States and approximately six million individuals in Canada.
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BlogWarren: Comerica left retirees, veterans vulnerable to fraud
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is urging government officials to respond and react to allegations that Social Security beneficiaries were the victims of fraud through their use of a government program administered by Comerica Bank.
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BlogMarriott breach could affect 500,000 customers
A breach of the Marriott hotel chain’s guest reservation database may have compromised the personal information of upwards of 500,000 customers. The reveal follows an unrelated breach that affected members of Dunkin’ Donuts loyalty card program.
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Morrisons loses data breach appeal
The U.K. Court of Appeals recently shot down an appeal by supermarket chain Morrisons to overturn an earlier judgment denouncing it as liable for a data breach instigated by a disgruntled former employee. A march to the Supreme Court is next.
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Pilfered data launches Facebook into a battle with regulators, legislators
Regulators and legislators are demanding answers from Facebook over how an international firm, Cambridge Analytica, improperly used the personal data of 50 million users without their consent to enable the psychological profiling used to sway election results.
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Post-breach, Equifax remains in a harsh spotlight
For a company embroiled in one of the nation’s largest data breaches, things have been relatively quiet in recent weeks on the Equifax front. That has changed with an insider trading charge, and inclusion in controversial Senate legislation.
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ArticleCryptocurrencies give rise to a new kind of hacking threat
Recent price spikes of virtual currencies have inspired a new breed of hackers who don’t want your data—just your processing power.
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Cyber-security attestations now required for leadership at NY’s financial firms
Tough new cyber-security regulations, crafted in New York, require board members and senior officials to not just talk the talk.
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As CFPB retreats, FTC urged to charge ahead with Equifax investigation
As the CFPB’s efforts fade away, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) is urging the Federal Trade Commission to ramp up its own investigation into last year’s Equifax data breach.
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Morrisons data breach creates additional cyber-liability
A recent court case sets the precedent that even if you have been hit with a malicious data breach, you may still face vicarious liability for it.
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ArticleYear in review: 2017
Compliance Week looks back at the last 12 months and offers a glimpse at some of the biggest news stories in compliance, governance, risk, and ethics.
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Cyber-threats require rapid escalation from operations to executives
Everybody suffers a data breach, eventually. Here are some helpful tips to prepare an emergency response plan in advance.
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Regulators skeptical of Uber’s work to fix breach processes
A look at the trials and tribulations of taxi-app company Uber: data breaches it tried to keep hidden, how they were exposed, what Uber is doing to fix operations.
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Exasperated Clayton briefs Senators on SEC breach
SEC Chairman Jay Clayton provided fresh insight into the Commission's recently annunced 2016 data breach during scheduled testimony before the Senate Banking Committee.