data theft
Carbanak cyber gang stole hundreds of millions from banks
Since late 2013, an international cyber criminal group has been targeting banks around the world and has made off with $300 million – possibly even more – by …
1 billion data records compromised in data breaches
More than 1,500 data breaches led to one billion data records compromised worldwide during 2014, according to Gemalto’s Breach Level Index (BLI). These numbers represent …
Anthem breach dates back to December
As more details about the Anthem data breach come to light, sources close to the investigation say that Chinese state-sponsored hackers might be behind the attack. Steve Ragan …
Reactions to the extensive Anthem data breach
Anthem, the second-largest health insurer in the United States, has suffered a data breach that may turn out to be the largest health care breach to date, as the compromised …
US health insurer Anthem suffers massive data breach
Anthem, the second-largest health insurer in the United States, has suffered a data breach that may turn out to be the largest health care breach to date, as the compromised …
Five key IT security trends for 2015
Here’s a look at five key IT security trends and solutions for 2015. Rise in security breaches The current high level of security breaches, from the largest organization …
HipChat service users urged to change password after database breach
Australian enterprise software company Atlassian has notified users of its HipChat service that they have suffered a breach, which resulted in the compromise of names, …
Hackers continue breaching, stealing credit card data from parking services
The hackers behind the Target and Home Depot data breaches have struck again, and this time the victims seem to be the customers of Book2Park.com, an online parking …
Raptr hacked, user info and passwords compromised
Gaming social networking site Raptr is the latest victim of hackers. Dennis Fong, the company’s founder and CEO, announced that they have had a break in and that user …
Hacker hits Australian travel insurer, leaks records of 800,000 customers
Personal and limited financial information of over 800,000 customers of Australian travel insurance company Aussie Travel Cover have been stolen by a hacker that goes by the …
Lizard Squad’s DDoS website hacked, unencrypted customer database stolen
The hacker group that calls itself the “Lizard Squad” has received another serious blow: LizardStresser(dot)su, the website where customers go to rent their DDoS …
Cost of breach vs. cost of deployment
In security terms, 2014 read like a who’s who of data breaches. Huge, global companies like Target, eBay and Coca-Cola have succumbed to data loss. Public services like …
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