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T-Mobile Confirms Hackers Accessed ‘Some Data’

T-Mobile Confirms Hackers Accessed ‘Some Data’

“If claims that data for 100 million people have been hacked prove to be true, [the] breach will be among the largest carrier data breaches ever."

By Matthew Heller | August 17, 2021

A Small Business CFO’s Practical Approach to New Technologies

A Small Business CFO’s Practical Approach to New Technologies

CFOs can add discipline to the technology selection process and set the “tone at the top’” by demonstrating a willingness to upskill.

By Steve McNally | August 9, 2021

Data Breaches Cost Companies $4.24M Per Incident On Average

Data Breaches Cost Companies $4.24M Per Incident On Average

The new report also found that breaches cost over $1 million more on average when remote work was indicated as a factor in the event.

By Vincent Ryan | July 28, 2021

Cyber Breach Disclosures Still Take More Than a Month

Cyber Breach Disclosures Still Take More Than a Month

At the median, public companies took 37 days last year to disclose a breach, the longest period recorded since 2016, says Audit Analytics.

By Vincent Ryan | April 9, 2021

U.K. Regulator Leaked Personal Data

U.K. Regulator Leaked Personal Data

The data was exposed after a response to a Freedom of Information Act request was published online.

By Lauren Muskett | February 25, 2020

Hack Exposes Data of Quest Diagnostics Patients

Hack Exposes Data of Quest Diagnostics Patients

The lab testing giant says a hacker gained access to personal data of about 11.9 million patients that it had provided to a billing collection service.

By Matthew Heller | June 4, 2019

Seven People Charged in Hack of SEC Database

Risk & Compliance

Seven People Charged in Hack of SEC Database

A suspected Ukrainian hacker allegedly passed on data he stole from the EDGAR database to traders who used it to make illicit stock trading profits.

By Matthew Heller | January 16, 2019

Marriott Says Data Hack Affected Fewer Guests

Marriott Says Data Hack Affected Fewer Guests

The company lowered its estimate of guests compromised by the hack of a reservation system to an upper limit of 383 million from 500 million.

By Matthew Heller | January 7, 2019

Equifax Hack ‘Entirely Preventable,’ Report Says

Equifax Hack ‘Entirely Preventable,’ Report Says

A congressional committee concludes cybersecurity complacency at Equifax led to one of the largest data breaches in corporate history.

By Matthew Heller | December 11, 2018

Quora Discloses Data Breach

Quora Discloses Data Breach

The crowdsourced question-and-answer site said 100 million users were affected.

By William Sprouse | December 5, 2018

Marriott Discloses Reservation System Breach

Marriott Discloses Reservation System Breach

'Unauthorized access' to the database may have compromised the personal information of hundreds of millions of people who stayed at Starwood hotels.

By Matthew Heller | December 3, 2018

LabCorp Hit by Ransomware But No Data Stolen

LabCorp Hit by Ransomware But No Data Stolen

The strain of ransomware that was reportedly used in the attack on LabCorp can "effectively lock down a computer, encrypting all the files inside."

By Matthew Heller | July 20, 2018

Equifax Buys Specialty Reporting Agency DataX

Equifax Buys Specialty Reporting Agency DataX

The acquisition will help underbanked consumers gain access to credit and capital, Equifax says.

By Matthew Heller | July 16, 2018

Equifax Agrees to Fixes to Prevent Another Hack

Equifax Agrees to Fixes to Prevent Another Hack

A consent order with eight states addresses the software patch management failures that led to the massive data breach in May 2017.

By Matthew Heller | June 28, 2018

Correcting Wall Street’s Cyber Blind Spot

Correcting Wall Street’s Cyber Blind Spot

Necessity is the mother of invention, and Wall Street now has access to tools that quantify a company’s security posture.

By Craig Callé | June 25, 2018