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NOVEMBER 2, 2018

The Radisson Hotel Group suffered a data breach that impacted its loyalty and rewards program customers, reported ZDNet. ZDNet noted Radisson Hotel Group said no financial data or passwords were impacted by the breach.

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EBizCharge

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Now more than ever, businesses are focusing on preventing data breaches and implementing response protocols to mitigate breaches if they occur. According to the 2023 IBM Data Breach Report , the global average cost of data breaches was $4.45 What are data breaches?

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FEBRUARY 1, 2019

An Indian web system — used to mark attendance for government workers, which records names, photos and unique Aadhaar numbers — was easily compromised, and led to the access of private information for thousands of workers, reports showed. . The UIDAI, for its part, calls breaches “fake news,” and simply denies evidence of any weaknesses.

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JUNE 23, 2020

Twitter has issued an apology to its business clients acknowledging that personal information may have been compromised, the BBC reported. It was possible others could have accessed personal information such as email addresses, phone numbers and the last four digits of clients’ credit card numbers. “We We’re very sorry this happened.

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APRIL 14, 2019

According to reports citing Microsoft, the company confirmed that a “limited” number of webmail users — including @msn.com and @hotmail.com — saw their accounts compromised by hackers. The breach happened between January 1, 2019, and March 28, 2019, according to reports. This is the latest breach to impact Microsoft this year.

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APRIL 5, 2018

Sears, the department store operator, and Delta Air Lines, the airline operator, disclosed Wednesday (April 4) that payment information of some of their customers could have been exposed as part of a data breach at [24]7.ai, Sears noted its stores and internal systems were left out of the breach as well. ai, the software provider.

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The Fintech Times

JUNE 3, 2024

Using the world’s largest proprietary risk and threat intelligence dataset, SecurityScorecard , the cybersecurity analyser, studied cybersecurity breaches across the UK’s 100 largest companies by market capitalisation, releasing a comprehensive analysis of the landscape of the FTSE 100 in the UK. None of them received a C rating or below.

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VISTA InfoSec

JUNE 7, 2024

Implicit trust and the abundance of vulnerabilities in outdated security systems can lead to exposed IP addresses, the proliferation of spyware and other malware, and other security risks. As businesses become more digital, their vulnerability to cybersecurity threats like data breaches and ransomware attacks also rises.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Home improvement startup Houzz revealed that it suffered a data breach. The company said in a FAQ on its website that the breach was discovered in late December 2018, and that “a file containing some of our user data was obtained by an unauthorized third party.”.

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JULY 12, 2020

Delivery startup Dunzo , India’s food and grocery delivery service backed Google , has suffered a data breach, The News Minute reported. The company’s databases were compromised including users’ contact details and email addresses. Dunzo has launched an internal investigation, the online news service reported.

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JULY 30, 2019

A former Amazon systems engineer working for Capital One is said to be the woman behind a breach that accessed the data of over 100 million people. Thompson formerly worked for Amazon Web Services, which hosted the Capital One database that was breached. Capital One revealed the massive data breach in a news release on July 29, 2019.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2019

A recent data breach exposed the personal data of more than 1 million prepaid T-Mobile customers, reports said on Friday (Nov. The cyber thief got users’ names, billing addresses, phone numbers, account numbers and plan information. Under FCC rules, telecommunication firms are required to promptly notify users when there is a breach.

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MAY 14, 2019

Japan’s Fast Retailing, the company that owns the Uniqlo retail chain, said that data from upwards of 460,000 customer accounts was compromised by hackers from April 23 to May 10, according to a report by CNBC. Hackers obtained names, addresses and contact details for the customers. percent in afternoon trading in Tokyo.

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DECEMBER 20, 2019

Gas station and convenience store chain Wawa said it discovered a data breach in which thousands of customers’ debit and credit card information was stolen, according to a report by CNBC. Wawa said its team stopped the breach on Dec. Wawa said its team stopped the breach on Dec.

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DECEMBER 27, 2019

Multiple lawsuits seeking class action status have been filed in Philadelphia over a data breach at Wawa convenience stores, which affected 850 locations along the East Coast of the U.S., Wawa recently came forward with information that it found malware on its payment processing servers, and that it stopped the breach on Dec.

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DECEMBER 31, 2018

So far this year (and there’s still one more day), Verizon reported that there have been 2,216 confirmed data breaches across 65 countries. Even more disturbing, perhaps, is that 68 percent of those breaches took months for the breached companies to discover. The breach was believed to have seen 5 million cards compromised.

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FICO

AUGUST 31, 2017

While data breaches and ransomware grab the headlines, we’re still seeing fraud growth due to ATM compromises in the US. The number of POS device and ATM compromises rose 21 percent in the same period. As criminals try to beat the system, we are continually adapting the predictive analytics we use to detect compromises.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 15, 2016

14) that a new cybersecurity breach incident has affected over a billion of its users and their private data. This billion-user figure means this newest hack is the largest data breach in the digital era. billion buyout of its core assets, said it would review the impact of the latest breach.

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JUNE 19, 2017

The company believes that exposure of cardholder data that could be used to create counterfeit cards – including names, addresses, emails and Social Security numbers – was limited, but some credit card numbers may have been compromised. The breach may affect users who paid via credit card at affected Buckle store locations between Oct.

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Fintech News

MAY 27, 2024

The Evolving Fraud Landscape APAC has seen a significant uptick in corporate data breaches, profoundly impacting fintech companies. As per IBM Security’s report, APAC bore the highest average cost of a data breach globally, averaging US$3.24 million in 2021.

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JANUARY 10, 2020

Dixons Carphone is staring down the barrel of a £500,000 (about $650,000) fine by the Information Commissioner’s Office over an incident of compromised data that affected over 14 million customers, according to published reports Thursday (Jan. Due to the breach, 5.6 Due to the breach, 5.6

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JUNE 21, 2019

Canadian lender Desjardins Group revealed that it has been the victim of a data breach that could impact more than 2.9 Desjardins, the largest association of credit unions in North America, explained that the breach is the result of unauthorized and illegal use of the company’s data by an employee who has since been fired.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Remember how all those names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security and drivers’ license numbers and other information were stolen in September of 2017 – the information of some 143 million people – in what still stands as the one of the biggest data breaches of all time? Breach Confusion. Marriott Similarity?

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

In this context, the House Financial Services Committee’s Task Force on Artificial Intelligence met earlier this month to discuss the rising threat of small business cyberattacks, the role of technology in combatting it, and the potential for regulation to address security risks.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2018

In what may be among the largest data breaches in history, Marriott International said Friday morning (Nov. 30) that as many as 500 million guests’ data was accessed, tied to a breach of the Starwood hotel guest reservation database. The Marriott breach follows the Yahoo breach that affected roughly three billion accounts.

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JULY 9, 2018

After Macy’s cyber tools detected suspicious logins on June 11, the retailer is warning customers about a data breach. While Macy’s blocked the profiles that it believes to have been compromised, the retailer is asking customers to “remain vigilant.” The website Orbitz.com was not impacted.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Data breaches are becoming more common these days, and it doesn’t matter which country the company resides in. That’s the case with the latest breach, which reportedly happened to Three UK, the U.K. Three confirmed the breach to The Telegraph. mobile network operator. Three has around 8.8

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Newegg, the electronics retailer, was reportedly the victim of a data breach that lasted a month. In an email to customers, Newegg Chief Executive Danny Lee said the company hasn’t determined the customer accounts that were impacted by the breach. Newegg isn’t the only retailer to fall victim to a data breach.

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AUGUST 1, 2019

The British company knew of the data breach around November 2018, but only now went public with the details, a person familiar with the matter told WSJ. The data breach mostly affected students in the U.S., revealing information like names, birthdates and email addresses. We apologize to those affected.”.

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JUNE 29, 2018

The first class action lawsuit against Exactis has been filed in response to the company’s massive data breach that exposed the private information of more than 200 million U.S. The marketing and data aggregation firm was the subject of a data breach in which customer information ended up on the internet for hackers or anyone else to view.

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MARCH 30, 2018

Under Armour has revealed that it’s suffered one of the biggest hacks in history after data from 150 million users of its MyFitnessPal diet and fitness app was compromised in February. The stolen data includes account usernames, email addresses and scrambled passwords for the MyFitnessPal mobile app and website.

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Fi911

MAY 7, 2024

In certain circumstances, such as excessive chargebacks, data breaches, fraudulent activities, or violation of regulations, a merchant’s account may be terminated. Consequences of Being Added to the TMF The effects of being listed on the TMF are extensive and can severely compromise a business’s operations.

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JULY 11, 2018

Another retailer has been hit with a data breach. The data breach impacted one-half of one-percent of customers who were registered on Macys.com or Bloomingdales.com, spokeswoman Blair Rosenberg said Tuesday (July 10), according to Bloomberg. “We Macy’s is just the latest retailer to be hit with a data breach.

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MAY 15, 2017

and Puerto Rico had their payment card information compromised. Any person shopping at both Brooks Brothers and Brooks Brothers Outlet stores between April 4, 2016, through March 1, 2017, may have been impacted by this breach. Over the past 11 months, Brooks Brothers ’ customers at various brick-and-mortar locations in the U.S.

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JUNE 29, 2018

Another day, another (possible) data breach: Adidas revealed that it has come under attack from cybercriminals looking to steal personal information. The breach could potentially affect millions of customers, who were notified on Thursday (June 28) about the incident on the Adidas U.S.

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Seon

JUNE 24, 2024

These tactics pose a significant threat, potentially leading to infiltration into financial systems or other mission-critical data, compromising sensitive information and causing economic losses. 3 Technological Innovations to Mitigating Identity Risks In today’s digital-heavy era, addressing identity-related risks requires better technology.

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OCTOBER 26, 2018

Following a data breach at learning platform Lynda in 2016, two hackers were indicted in Florida this month on charges of extortion and hacking. According to the reports, the allegations are similar to those of a reported data breach at Uber. The two individuals allegedly were able to get a hold of thousands of user accounts.

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