Security News

Former Equifax exec charged with insider trading after data breach
2018-03-15 19:44

Jun Ying, a former Equifax executive, has been hit with criminal charges as well as SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) charges for insider trading relating to his sales of Equifax stocks in...

What Comes Next in the CareFirst Data Breach Case?
2018-02-28 21:48

Now that the Supreme Court has declined to review a case stemming from a 2014 cyberattack on CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield, what comes next? Attorney Patricia Carreiro analyzes the potential...

Supreme Court Won't Review CareFirst Data Breach Case
2018-02-20 21:33

Case Now Heads Back to Lower Court for Potential TrialThe Supreme Court has declined to review the data breach case involving CareFirst, and so now the class action lawsuit against the health...

Health Data Breach Tally Update: A Puzzling Omission
2018-01-29 21:18

Why Are So Few Ransomware Attacks on the 'Wall of Shame'?So far in 2018, 15 health data breaches have been reported to federal regulators, affecting a combined total of nearly 391,000 individuals....

Bell Canada Hit by Data Breach
2018-01-24 06:43

Bell Canada has started informing customers that their personal data has been compromised in a breach that reportedly affects up to 100,000 individuals. read more

Nearly Half of the Norway Population Exposed in HealthCare Data Breach
2018-01-22 09:33

Cybercriminals have stolen a massive trove of Norway's healthcare data in a recent data breach, which likely impacts more than half of the nation's population. An unknown hacker or group of...

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

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...