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  • Global Breach Date Now Jan. 2011

    Visa, MasterCard Offer Revised Timeline Global Breach Date Now Jan. 2011

    New alerts from Visa and MasterCard suggest the breach at Global Payments dates to January 2011, an exposure window significantly longer than originally reported. What are the implications for card issuers? Read more...

  • Key Phish Phry Player Sentenced

    Last Figure in International Phishing Ring Gets Prison Term Key Phish Phry Player Sentenced

    A U.S. District Court has sentenced the last key figure from 2009's Operation Phish Phry, a two-year international cybercrime investigation that resulted in the arrest of 100 fraudsters on two continents. Read more...

  • 700,000 Affected in Home Care Breach

    Provider and Recipient Information Lost 700,000 Affected in Home Care Breach

    Personal information for more than 700,000 home care providers and recipients was lost in the mail, according to the California Department of Social Services. Read more...

  • Online Retailer Breached

    Incident Highlights E-Commerce Vulnerabilities Online Retailer Breached

    N.Y.-based clothing retailer Opening Ceremony says a breach of its online boutique likely exposed names, addresses and credit card details. Why are card breaches becoming increasingly common? Read more...

  • Univ. Breaches Expose 350,000 SSNs

    Two Incidents Made Info Accessible on Internet Univ. Breaches Expose 350,000 SSNs

    A University of North Carolina at Charlotte investigation into two breach incidents that were first reported Feb. 15 determined that 350,000 Social Security numbers, plus financial account numbers, were exposed. Read more...

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    Weekly Breach Roundup

    Home Care Information Breached; Online Retailer Hit By Malware By Information Security Media Group
    Weekly Breach Roundup

    In this week's breach roundup, read about the latest incidents, including a California home care breach affecting 700,000 and malware that exposed payment card details for customers of an online retailer.

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    Utah Breach: Governor Takes Action

    New CTO Named, Independent Auditor Hired By Howard Anderson
    Utah Breach: Governor Takes Action

    Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has taken several steps in the wake of a hacker attack against an unencrypted server that exposed state health department information on 780,000 individuals. Experts assess whether the steps are the right moves.

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    Accretive Health Addresses Breach

    Says Lack of Laptop Encryption Was an 'Oversight' By Howard Anderson
    Accretive Health Addresses Breach

    A laptop stolen from an employee of Accretive Health last year was not encrypted "due to the oversight of an individual IT employee," the company says in a 29-page comment letter sent to Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn. That employee subsequently was fired, the company reports.

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    Breaking Down a Hacktivist Attack

    Learn How a DDoS Assault Went Down, and Was Prevented By Jeffrey Roman
    Breaking Down a Hacktivist Attack

    Security firm Imperva had the opportunity to watch a hacktivist attack play out. Learn what the three phases of the attack were and how it was stopped.

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    Improving Breach Investigations

    Step One: Know Where the Critical Data is Stored By Tracy Kitten
    Improving Breach Investigations

    When breaches occur, most organizations struggle to collect the right data and get investigations off the ground. How can breach response improve? Verizon's Chris Novak offers expert advice.

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  • 4 Security Priorities for Banks

    Gartner's Chuvakin on Mobile, Cloud, Hacktivist Attacks 4 Security Priorities for Banks

    From mobile and the cloud to DDoS attacks and risks surrounding big data, what should banks and credit unions do now to mitigate exposure? Gartner's Anton Chuvakin offers his top recommendations.

  • Understanding 'Big Data'

    Preserving the Meaning is Industry's Greatest Challenge Understanding 'Big Data'

    Banks have a lot of data, but how well is it integrated? How much are institutions gleaning from the data they house? State Street Corp's chief scientist says financial services could be doing more.

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