The federal prosecutors in the United States have charged Uber's former chief security officer, Joe Sullivan, for covering up a massive data breach that the ride-hailing company suffered in 2016.According to the press release published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Sullivan "took deliberate steps to conceal, deflect, and mislead the Federal Trade Commission about the … [Read more...] about Former Uber Security Chief Charged Over Covering Up 2016 Data Breach
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Capital One Fined $80 Million for 2019 Data Breach Affecting 106 Million Users
A United States regulator has fined the credit card provider Capital One Financial Corp with $80 million over last year's data breach that exposed the personal information of more than 100 million credit card applicants of Americans.The fine was imposed by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), an independent bureau within the United States Department of the … [Read more...] about Capital One Fined $80 Million for 2019 Data Breach Affecting 106 Million Users
Company Detected Years-Long Breach Only After Hacker Maxed Out Servers’ Storage
What could be even worse than getting hacked?It's the "failure to detect intrusions" that always results in huge losses to the organizations.Utah-based technology company InfoTrax Systems is the latest example of such a security blunder, as the company was breached more than 20 times from May 2014 until March 2016.What's ironic is that the company detected the breach only after … [Read more...] about Company Detected Years-Long Breach Only After Hacker Maxed Out Servers’ Storage
Hackers Breach ZoneAlarm’s Forum Site — Outdated vBulletin to Blame
ZoneAlarm, an internet security software company owned by Israeli cybersecurity firm Check Point Technologies, has suffered a data breach exposing data of its discussion forum users, the company confirmed The Hacker News.With nearly 100 million downloads, ZoneAlarm offers antivirus software, firewall, and additional virus protection solutions to home PC users, small businesses, … [Read more...] about Hackers Breach ZoneAlarm’s Forum Site — Outdated vBulletin to Blame
Relentless Breach Defense Endpoint Protection Platform + Endpoint Detection and Response
As evasive and complex as today’s threats have become, it’s no wonder security professionals in organizations of all sizes are ripping out their legacy antivirus completely in favor of Endpoint Protection Platforms (EPP) and Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) technologies. Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) delivers next generation antivirus that stops today’s complex … [Read more...] about Relentless Breach Defense Endpoint Protection Platform + Endpoint Detection and Response
Leading Web Domain Name Registrars Disclose Data Breach
Another day, another massive data breach—this time affecting a leading web technology company, as well as both of its subsidiaries, from where millions of customers around the world have purchased domain names for their websites.The world's top domain registrars Web.com, Network Solutions, and Register.com disclosed a security breach that may have resulted in the theft of … [Read more...] about Leading Web Domain Name Registrars Disclose Data Breach
NordVPN Breach FAQ – What Happened and What’s At Stake?
NordVPN, one of the most popular and widely used VPN services out there, yesterday disclosed details of a security incident that apparently compromised one of its thousands of servers based in Finland.Earlier this week, a security researcher on Twitter disclosed that "NordVPN was compromised at some point," alleging that unknown attackers stole private encryption keys used to … [Read more...] about NordVPN Breach FAQ – What Happened and What’s At Stake?
DoorDash Breach Exposes 4.9 Million Users’ Personal Data
Do you use DoorDash frequently to order your food online?If yes, you are highly recommended to change your account password right now immediately.DoorDash—the popular on-demand food-delivery service—today confirmed a massive data breach that affects almost 5 million people using its platform, including its customers, delivery workers, and merchants as well.DoorDash is a San … [Read more...] about DoorDash Breach Exposes 4.9 Million Users’ Personal Data
IT Firm Manager Arrested in the Biggest Data Breach Case of Ecuador’s History
Ecuador officials have arrested the general manager of IT consulting firm Novaestrat after the personal details of almost the entire population of the Republic of Ecuador left exposed online in what seems to be the most significant data breach in the country's history.Personal records of more than 20 million adults and children, both dead and alive, were found publicly exposed … [Read more...] about IT Firm Manager Arrested in the Biggest Data Breach Case of Ecuador’s History
CISO Kit — Breach Protection in the Palm of Your Hand
CISOs and CIOs need to know better than anyone the security pulse of their organizations. On the other hand, they cannot be flooded with every changing detail.Finding the right balance that enables them to clearly grasp the big picture required in making sound decisions is a task many security executives find challenging. Threat actors do not acknowledge off-hours or weekends, … [Read more...] about CISO Kit — Breach Protection in the Palm of Your Hand