Customers’ PII-related data is the most valuable data type that hackers can extract from security breaches, costing $150 per record according to IBM’s 2020 Cost of Data Breach Report. The FTC reports ...

Jeffrey B. Miller, who led the state police from 2003 to 2008 under then-Gov. Ed Rendell, will investigate the security breach that allowed an intruder to set fire to the residence, forcing Gov. Josh ...

Naicker noted that South Africa has the second highest number of data breaches on the continent. Citing Fortinet’s 2024 Security Awareness and Training Global Research Report, she said 70% of ...

It then uses its toolset to rapidly contain the breach: isolating affected systems, triggering multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all user accounts potentially affected, and alerting security teams ...

This breach resulted in the exposure of customers’ personal information, including some Social Security numbers. In a notice published to its website, Hertz confirmed that Cleo — “a vendor ...

Additionally, a “very small number” of people had their Social Security or other government numbers, Medicare or Medicaid ID or injury-related information tied to vehicle accident claims stolen.

President Donald Trump said, “I don’t know anything about it,” although that might not be limited to just this specific breach. If the Trump presidency is that careless with top-secret ...

Chicago-based Loretto Hospital’s computer systems were compromised by an unauthorized actor between Jan. 17 and Feb. 1, according to a breach notification from the hospital. During this period ...

Data breaches can lead to security risks, financial loss, regulatory penalties, and other legal consequences. While security risks are inherent in the software development lifecycle (SDLC), data ...