Security News

Reacting to a big breach
2018-01-08 13:30

As I write this, the industry is still wagging its fingers at the latest big breach. But in the time that it takes to get this published, there could easily be another colossal security disaster...

DHS insider breach resulted in theft of personal info of staff and people involved in investigations
2018-01-05 19:01

The US DHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) has confirmed that the “privacy incident” discovered in May 2017 resulted in the theft of personally identifiable information of DHS employees and...

247,000 DHS Employees Affected by Data Breach
2018-01-04 12:01

Information on nearly a quarter million Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees was exposed as part of an "unauthorized transfer of data", the DHS announced.  read more

Forever 21 Confirms Security Breach Exposed Customer Credit Card Details
2018-01-01 12:33

First notified in November of a data breach incident, popular clothing retailer Forever 21 has now confirmed that hackers stole credit card information from its stores throughout the country for...

Nissan Canada Finance Issues Data Breach Alert
2017-12-28 12:03

1 Million Nissan and Infiniti Financing Customers' Details Potentially ExposedNissan Canada Finance, which provides financing for Nissan and Infiniti vehicle buyers and leasers, is warning 1.13...

Nissan Canada Finance Notifies 1.1 Million of Data Breach
2017-12-22 16:30

Nissan Canada Finance notified 1.13 million customers on Thursday of a data breach impacting an unspecified number of past and present customers.

Nissan Finance Canada Suffers Data Breach — Notifies 1.13 Million Customers
2017-12-22 06:18

It's the last month of this year, but possibly not the last data breach report. Nissan warns of a possible data breach of personal information on its customers who financed their vehicles through...

Nissan Canada Informs 1.1 Million Customers of Data Breach
2017-12-22 06:07

Nissan Canada revealed on Thursday that the personal information of some customers may have been compromised as a result of a data breach discovered by the company on December 11. read more

2017 Health Data Breach Tally: An Analysis
2017-12-21 19:33

Experts Analyze Whether the Stats Signify Real ProgressCompared to the mega-breaches that hit the healthcare sector in 2015 and 2016, the top 10 breaches reported for 2017 were far smaller....

Bankrupt Cancer Clinic Chain's Insurer to Cover Breach Fine
2017-12-18 21:18

21st Century Oncology Faces More Than $29 Million in Penalties in Two SettlementsIn an usual move, federal regulators have made arrangements to have a cyber insurer cover a $2.3 million HIPAA...