Tag: data breach
Data Breach Incidents Rise So Far in 2016
The Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) reports that there has been a total of 83 data breaches recorded thus far in 2016, and that...
Data Breach Exposes 20 Million Retail Accounts in China
According to online security news source Naked Security, Taobao.com in China has been the victim of a massive data breach, with as many as...
Wendy’s Restaurants Investigating Potential Data Breach
In the wake of yet another possible data breach, we want to remind our readers that today is Data Privacy Day. Data Privacy Day...
How Will Retail Respond to a New Wave of Cyber Crime?
The retail industry faced unprecedented cyber crime conflicts in 2014 with a barrage of data breach incidents that exposed hundreds of millions of retail...
Suspect Arrested in Connection with VTech Data Breach Incident
A 21-year-old man was recently arrested in the United Kingdom for alleged involvement in a November cyber attack on electronic learning products manufacturer VTech....
Target Corp. Reaches New Settlement Over 2013 Data Breach
Target Corp. has agreed to pay more than $39 million to resolve class-action claims from financial lenders that suffered losses after the company’s massive...
Former Home Depot Employees Sentenced to Prison for Identity Theft
Two former employees of The Home Depot have been sentenced to federal prison for their role in an identity theft scheme that involved stealing...
$1 Million Apple iTunes Scam Takes Employee Theft to Another Level
An employee theft incident at the Apple Store in the Queens Center Mall has resulted in a 24-year-old man being charged with grand larceny...
New Research Reveals British Attitude towards Possible Data Breaches
A recent survey disclosed that many British organizations are overly confident when it comes to feeling prepared for a cyber attack. Of the 530...
T-Mobile’s Data Breach Exposes Consumer Information
Last week, consumer credit monitoring firm Experian admitted to a recent data breach that exposed the personal information of nearly 15 million T-Mobile US...