Security News

Chili’s Doesn’t Leave Data Breach on the Back Burner
2018-05-14 20:06

The fajitas purveyor announced the point-of-sale payment-card breach on Friday May 11, the same day that it learned about it.

Why cyberinsurance can help businesses survive after an attack or data breach
2018-05-14 14:55

"60% of (SMBs) fold within the first year after having a privacy incident when they don't carry cyber insurance," said Allianz's Jenny Soubra, in an interview with TechRepublic.

Nuance Communications Breach Affected 45,000 Patients
2018-05-14 11:48

Former Employee Allegedly Accessed Personal Data From Several Nuance ClientsSpeech recognition software vendor Nuance Communications says an unauthorized third party accessed one of its medical...

Chili's Restaurants Hit by Payment Card Breach
2018-05-14 03:56

People who recently paid with their credit or debit card at a Chili’s restaurant may have had their information stolen by cybercriminals, according to Dallas-based Brinker International. Brinker,...

ER Staffing Firm Breach Raises Complex Questions
2018-05-10 20:03

Sorting Out Who Should Report an IncidentA recent hacking incident involving a firm that staffs U.S. hospitals' emergency departments with physicians serves as a reminder of tricky questions that...

Breach activity declines, number of compromised records remains high
2018-05-09 12:02

After year over year increases in the number of reported data breaches, Risk Based Security has released the results of their Q1 2018 Data Breach QuickView Report, showing the number of breaches...

“Equi-Facts”: Equifax Clarifies the Numbers for Its Massive Breach
2018-05-08 16:45

As companies continue to install the vulnerable version of Apache Struts behind the breach, Equifax has filed a clarification statement.

Equifax: US Breach Victim Tally Stands at 146.6 Million
2018-05-08 12:03

Unpatched Struts Implementations Remain Widespread, Researcher WarnsEquifax says it continues to field queries from U.S. lawmakers about the full extent of its massive 2017 data breach, which...

Equifax reveals full horror of its data breach
2018-05-08 02:57

146 million people, 99 million addresses, 209,000 payment cards, 38,000 drivers' licenses and 3,200 passports Equifax has published yet more detail on the data lost in its now-infamous 2017 data breach.…

Ashley Madison: The Breach Recovery
2018-05-03 17:48

Ruby CISO Matthew Maglieri on How to Bounce Back From a High-Profile BreachThe Ashley Madison breach of 2015 quickly became one the most famous of the high-profile hacks. Three years later, CISO...