data theft

Market research companies usually pay experts from various industries to give their opinion and provide information about future trends in those industries, and they sell that …

The compromise of Gawker’s database containing some 1.3 million user login credentials and the realization that a lot of users – despite constantly being advised …

Four former employees of the Bank of America stand accused of illegally copying a confidential database belonging to the bank’s U.S. Trust and taking it with them to the …

A couple of days ago, the database containing the names, mobile phone numbers, and postal addresses and/or e-mail addresses of McDonald’s customers was discovered to …

A database breach that could result in more than just identity theft is the result of a compromise of the online database of the Mesa County Sheriff’s Department …

The credit for the breach of Gawker Media has been claimed by a group that goes by the name of Gnosis, and was apparently a way to get back at the company, its staff and its …

A recent security breach at Gawker Media which involved the leaking of user passwords for sites such as Gizmodo and Lifehacker, has now been linked to a widespread spam …

If you previously elected to submit information to McDonald’s in connection with one of their websites or promotions, there is a possibility that information you …

Of the nearly 7,000 sites reviewed by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, only 4% of those online sites appear to be in compliance with pharmacy laws and practice …

The IC3 received information from law enforcement and complaints filed with the IC3 concerning an adoption scam. The scam is an attempt to collect personal information and …

UK consumers want tougher regulations for organizations that lose customer data. In a poll of 5000 consumers conducted by OnePoll, four out of five respondents felt that …

Matthew Anderson – the Scottish botnet master who was found guilty of organizing a campaign that saw computers enslaved in a botnet, stealing data from their owners and …