Data Breach
Fraud Blog posts tagged “Data Breach”.
Number of Data Breaches in 2015 Stayed Flat, Number of Compromised Records Doubled
While the number of data breaches that occurred in 2015 stayed nearly the same as from the year before, the number of personal records…
Nov 4, 2021 · 3 min read Data BreachSide Effects Expected in 2015 and Beyond as EMV Adoption Grows
2015 will likely bring many changes and developments in the payments and risk industries, but none more anticipated than the EMV liability…
Nov 4, 2021 · 4 min read Data BreachTarget and Home Depot Data Breaches Cost Each More Than $250 Million
After completing a $67 million settlement with Visa in August regarding the high profile data breach Target experienced in late 2013, the…
Nov 4, 2021 · 1 min read Data BreachTarget Reports Cost of Data Breach was $162 Million
The late 2013 data breach impacting 70 million Target customers continues to cost the company which in their latest financial statements…
Nov 4, 2021 · 1 min read Data BreachTaxpayer Data Stolen from IRS Used to File Up to $39 Million in Fraudulent Returns
Between February and May fraudsters used compromised consumer information to obtain more detailed tax payer data via the IRS’s “get…
Nov 4, 2021 · 2 min read Data BreachAdobe Data Breach has Far Reaching Impacts
Adobe suffered a data breach in early October compromising the account information of as many as 150 million Adobe accounts. Although the…
Nov 3, 2021 · 3 min read Fraud PreventionAnalyzing user behavior to detect fraud
While companies and banks do their best to keep customer information secure, any system can only be as strong as its weakest link, and this…
Nov 3, 2021 · 1 min read AnonymousAnonymous Stratfor Hacker Sentenced to 10 Years
Hacktivist Jeremy Hammond, associated with the hacker groups Anonymous and Antisec, was sentenced to 10 years in prison on November 15th…
Nov 3, 2021 · 1 min read Data BreachCost of Target data breach still rising
In a press release from January 28th, the Consumer Bankers Association (CBA) estimates around 40 million customer credit and debit cards…
Nov 3, 2021 · 1 min read Data BreachDetails Released About the Largest Hacking and Data Breach Case Ever Prosecuted in the United States
A recently unsealed indictment from the U.S. Attorney’s offices details the charges of four Russian fraudsters and one Ukrainian about…
Nov 3, 2021 · 2 min read Data BreachFBI Memo Warns of Hacktivist Attacks Against Several Government Agencies
An FBI memo seen by Reuters makes reference to Anonymous attacks and compromised data from multiple government agencies including the…
Nov 3, 2021 · 1 min read Data BreachFraudsters Pass KBAs to Obtain Celebrity Credit Reports
Using AnnualCreditReport.com, a site setup by the three major credit reporting bureaus in the United States for consumers to obtain free…
Nov 3, 2021 · 2 min read