VISTA InfoSec

JUNE 21, 2023

Not sure where to start if you notice a data breach? Here are seven essential steps to follow Becoming aware that your company has suffered a data breach can be unsettling. Identifying and Containing the Damage Once you have been made aware of a data breach, the first step is to identify and contain the damage.

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VISTA InfoSec

JUNE 18, 2024

Whether you’re a small business owner, a corporate leader, or an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) specialist, the consequences of a data breach are severe and far-reaching. These obsolete programs lack ongoing network security updates, making them low-hanging fruit for breaches.

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VISTA InfoSec

APRIL 5, 2024

The following are some of the consequences when data privacy and security are compromised: Productivity loss. Operational interruption happens when cybersecurity is breached. Data breaches don’t easily get overlooked. Tainted reputation. More than 80% of cyberattacks are attributed to human error.

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VISTA InfoSec

JUNE 19, 2024

However, this convenience comes with significant cyber risks that can compromise sensitive information and privacy. Malware and Ransomware Malware and ransomware are significant threats in the realm of video communication, with attackers leveraging these tools to compromise devices and networks.

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Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

This goes beyond current methods of managing sensitive information for individuals and organizations, ensuring data recovery without compromising privacy. “We Amidst rising regulatory pressures such as GDPR and high-profile breaches affecting millions globally, companies are searching for reliable solutions for data protection.

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The Payments Association

DECEMBER 9, 2024

However, as payment services rely more heavily on these AI technologies, they face a growing challenge: how to harness the power of LLMs without compromising data privacy. Payment data is inherently vulnerable because its compromise can have significant financial and personal consequences for consumers.

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PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

APRIL 19, 2019

Chipotle Mexican Grill has been the victim of a cyberattack that compromised the credit card payment information for a small number of customers. “We have no indication of any breach of Chipotle’s databases or systems.” “We have no indication of any breach of Chipotle’s databases or systems.”

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Fintech Finance

MARCH 10, 2025

Bringing enhanced security and convenience, Tap-to-Add Card eliminates the cumbersome process of manual entry, a common source of errors and a vulnerability exploited by fraudsters seeking to compromise sensitive card information. This significantly improves the customer experience.

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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

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

A massive data breach has compromised the records of 198 million car buyers. Jeremiah Fowler, a senior security researcher at Security Discovery , discovered the breach after coming across the same 413GB dataset multiple times. “It While Fowler notified DealerLeads via email about the breach on Aug.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2019

The suit claims that [24]7 waited over five months to tell the airline about the breach instead of immediately informing it. According to the news outlet, hackers changed the source code of the chatbot via compromised credentials. According to the suit, Delta is seeking reimbursement for all breach-related costs.

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PYMNTS

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. Under FCC rules, telecommunication firms are required to promptly notify users when there is a breach. . The company found that in 2018, breaches cost a company $1.23 million on average for enterprises.

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Payments Source

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

An invisible payment becomes a lot more visible when it’s compromised, making Marriott’s data breach a threat to one of the most important innovations in retail, which should scare everyone from Uber to Amazon.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Nordstrom has suffered a data breach that exposed employee names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, checking account and routing numbers, salaries and more. The company spokesperson said customer data was not affected in the breach. The retailer isn’t the first to be hit with a breach.

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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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Payments Source

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

By using the dark web as a cybersecurity tool, instead of an ungovernable threat, financial institutions can intercede and interdict compromised card data post-breach, pre-fraud, writes Ted Kirk, vice president of strategic partnerships for Advanced Fraud Solutions.

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PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2020

. “We are not aware of any data breach at this time,” an Instacart spokesperson told BuzzFeed News. “We We take data protection and privacy very seriously. Outside of the Instacart platform, attackers may target individuals using phishing or credential stuffing techniques.

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The Fintech Times

MARCH 10, 2025

By launching the solution, which removes the need for manual entry – a common source of errors and a vulnerability exploited by fraudsters seeking to compromise sensitive card information – Visa aims to promote the use of digital wallets in Egypt while also bolstering security in the region.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2019

Facebook is still legally on the hook for a September data breach that affected 30 million of their customers. The judge did, however dismiss breach-of-contract and breach-of-confidence claims. Facebook also argued that while logins were compromised, data of real value like card numbers remained protected and unharmed.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

149,000: the average cost of a data breach for a small-to-medium sized business , according to AppRiver. Even more troubling, however, is the cloud security company’s finding that most SMBs estimate the cost of a data breach to be just $10,000.

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PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

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. The retailer has asked customers to create new passwords that are harder to guess to lower the chances of getting hacked.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2019

The largest public data breach ever has been discovered, according to Gizmodo. The breach is just one data batch of at least six more, collected by someone trying to sell the stolen info, which amounts to almost 1 terabyte of stolen information. Users of HIBP can enter their email into a query and see if it’s been compromised.

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Bank Automation

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Fraudsters continue to do damage in the finance industry, evidenced by recent attacks against Fidelity National Financial and Mr. Cooper, and financial institutions must strengthen their systems to avoid hacks and respond to breaches. In 2023, the average cost of a data breach in the financial industry was $5.9

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

Facebook could get hit with a massive EU fine by a European Union privacy watchdog after the company announced on Friday (Sept 28) it had suffered a Facebook data breach that compromised the accounts of more than 50 million users. It could fine Facebook as much as $1.63

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2018

In fact, nearly one-fourth of consumers within each generation assume their personal information is safe unless notified of a breach. In addition, 26 percent of consumers reported that their PII information had been compromised within the last month, and 34 percent experienced a compromise within the last year.

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VISTA InfoSec

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Turning on this feature helps foil the automated brute force attacks that hackers often employ to breach the accounts of uninformed or tragically insouciant wallet owners. The added anonymity provided by such wallets can help prevent phishing and other humancentric attacks that could compromise your funds or personal data.

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VISTA InfoSec

JUNE 27, 2024

In a recent development that has raised concerns across the education sector, Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) has confirmed a significant data breach involving student information. Conclusion The ramifications of this breach extend beyond immediate security concerns. As the situation unfolds, LAUSD and Snowflake Inc.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

IBM reported the average cost of a single breach for a business is nearly $4 million, according to FT. About 70 percent of the 500 companies surveyed said that they expected remote working during the pandemic to increase the cost of a breach; four-fifths told researchers said they expected it will take longer to notice and secure a breach.

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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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PYMNTS

JUNE 23, 2020

Twitter has issued an apology to its business clients acknowledging that personal information may have been compromised, the BBC reported. The tech company said there’s no evidence billing information was compromised. This is not the first time Twitter has been exposed to a data breach. We’re very sorry this happened.

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PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2019

8) that his office, as well as 42 other state attorney generals, have settled with Neiman Marcus over a 2013 breach of customer payment card data at 77 of the retailer’s stores. The states’ investigations determined that around 370,000 payment cards were breached, including 8,323 associated with consumers in the state of Maryland.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2018

We must give credit to the criminals who engineered the recently disclosed data breach that could end up impacting some 500 million guests of Marriott International. Breach Aftermath. Here’s the challenge: Consumers are almost certainly becoming numb to these types of breaches, secure in the knowledge that banks will have their backs.

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