data theft
Total cost of average data breach reaches $3.8 million
The average consolidated total cost of a data breach is $3.8 million, according to a Ponemon Institute study of 350 companies spanning 11 countries.The study also found that …
Reactions to the IRS hack that impacted 100,000 people
Cybercriminals were able to successfully steal tax forms full of personal information of more than 100,000 taxpayers through IRS’ Get Transcript application. This data …
Breach detection: Five fatal flaws and how to avoid them
When the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 was passed, it fell on corporate security teams to translate its requirements into technical controls. That threw the IT Security function …
mSpy finally admits they’ve been hacked
After having first denied that they suffered a breach and had their customer’s data stolen and leaked on the Dark Web, mobile spyware maker mSpy has finally admitted …
Hacker leaks sensitive info of millions of Adult FriendFinder users
Information of over 3.5 million users of dating site Adult FriendFinder has been stolen and leaked online, and is being used by spammers, scammers and phishers, a Channel 4 …
Personal info of 1.1M customers stolen in CareFirst breach
CareFirst, a Blue Cross Blue Shield plan, has announced that they have suffered a breach in which the attackers gained access to one of their databases.“Evidence …
Hackers breached subsea cable operator Pacnet’s corporate IT network
Global telecommunications service provider and fibre optic subsea cable operator Pacnet has suffered a breach: unknown hackers have gained access to its corporate IT network …
Sensitive customer data leaked following mSpy data breach
mSpy, a company that sells “customized and user-friendly mobile and computer monitoring solutions,” has apparently suffered a data breach.They still haven’t …
US Passport Agency contractor stole applicants’ data to steal their identities
Three women from Houston, Texas, stand accused of engaging in an identity theft scheme in which one of them, a contract employee of the Department of State Passport Agency, …
Casino installs new POS equipment while investigating potential data breach
A few days after Las Vegas’ Hard Rock casino revealed that it has been hit by carders, another US casino has started an internal investigation aimed at finding out …
72% of companies are not prepared for a data breach
EiQ Networks conducted a survey on information security priorities and challenges. Based on responses from 168 IT decision makers across industries, results point to lack of …
Data security in the payments ecosystem
Experian Data Breach Resolution and the Ponemon Institute asked professionals to weigh in on several topics including who should be responsible for securing payment systems …