From an intrusion at the U.S. Postal Service to the NSA leaks by former contractor Edward Snowden, this infographic offers a look at the top data breaches affecting government agencies.
Staples has confirmed that its retail point-of-sale systems were compromised earlier this year by malware-wielding attackers. Learn what two card issuers say about fraud tied to the breach.
The hacking of the State Department's unclassified systems, revealed over the weekend, and a similar incident involving a White House network, unveiled last month, are linked, an official says.
The State Department shuttered its unclassified e-mail system over the weekend as a result of a suspected hack, reportedly the same breach that the White House last month said hit its computer system.
A Connecticut Supreme Court ruling paving the way for a case involving accusations of negligence stemming from an alleged violation of HIPAA privacy standards could potentially have an impact on data breach cases, the plaintiff's attorney says.
The loss of a server at a Visionworks optical wear retail store in Maryland offers a reminder not only of the importance of encryption but also the value of good inventory management and data disposal practices.
Organizations in all business sectors should take a series of steps to guard against "visual hacking," a low-tech method used to capture sensitive, confidential and private information for unauthorized use.
Microsoft has issued a patch to correct a critical vulnerability in Schannel, which encrypts transactions on most Windows platforms. The bug is "concerning" for organizations running the service, some experts say, comparing it to the Heartbleed flaw.
FireEye is warning Apple users about a flaw in which downloaded malicious apps can replace genuine iOS apps, an exploit the security firm is dubbing the "Masque Attack." Experts offer insights on mitigating the threat.
Poor post-breach communication can cause as much damage to a company's reputation as the cyber-incident itself, says Al Pascual, a senior analyst at Javelin Strategy & Research, who will speak at ISMG's Fraud Summit Dallas.
A former South Carolina state employee who pleaded guilty to five felony charges after he sent personal information about more than 228,000 Medicaid recipients to his personal e-mail account won't go to prison. Find out the details.
The FBI is leading an investigation into a breach of employee and customer information at the U.S. Postal Service. Millions of individuals apparently were affected, according to one news report.
The latest details revealed about the Home Depot breach are "eerily" similar to the Target compromise and point to the need for retailers to closely monitor the security measures of their third-party vendors and ramp up breach detection efforts.
Troy Leach of the PCI Security Standards Council says log monitoring is an effective data breach detection tool that, unfortunately, not enough merchants put to use. He explains how upcoming PCI guidance could help with implementation.
A hotel booking website hack - resulting in stolen payment cards - triggers a regulator's warning that businesses still need to pay close attention to eliminating SQL injection vulnerabilities from their websites and emphasizing secure coding.
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