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Topic: Data Breach
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Twitter discloses billing info leak after ‘data security incident’
Twitter has disclosed a 'Data Security Incident' that caused the billing information for Twitter advertisers to be stored in the browser's cache. This bug would have allowed other users on the computer to see this data. Read More
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Hackers steal secrets from US nuclear missile contractor
Hackers have stolen confidential documents from a US military contractor which provides critical support for the country's Minuteman III nuclear deterrent, Sky News has learnt. Read More
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80% of Organizations Suffered a Cloud Data Breach in the Past 18 Months
A new research has revealed that 80% of organizations suffered at least one cloud data breach in the past 18 months, while 43% of companies reported 10 or more cloud data breaches. Read More
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After a breach, users rarely change their passwords, study finds
Only around a third of users usually change their passwords following a data breach announcement, according to a recent study published by academics from the Carnegie Mellon University's Security and Privacy Institute (CyLab). Read More
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Ukraine Nabs Suspect in 773M Password ‘Megabreach’
In January 2019, dozens of media outlets raised the alarm about a new "megabreach" involving the release of some 773 million stolen usernames and passwords that was breathlessly labeled "the largest collection of stolen data in history." Read More
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Hacker group floods dark web with data stolen from 11 companies
A hacking group has started to flood a dark web hacking marketplace with databases containing a combined total of 73.2 million user records over 11 different companies. Read More
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GoDaddy Hack Breaches Hosting Account Credentials
GoDaddy, the world's largest domain name registrar, is warning customers that attackers may have obtained their web hosting account credentials. Read More
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Tech Giant GE Discloses Data Breach After Service Provider Hack
Fortune 500 technology giant General Electric (GE) disclosed that personally identifiable information of current and former employees, as well as beneficiaries, was exposed in a security incident experienced by one of GE's service providers. Read More
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Equifax to Pay Customers $380.5 Million as Part of Final Breach Settlement
Equifax has agreed to pay $380.5 million to resolve allegations related to the 2017 data breach in which hackers stole information belonging to some 147 million Americans, under the terms of a settlement approved by a federal judge. Read More
