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Macy's Inc (NYSE: M) acknowledged in a letter to customers it was the victim of a data breach and personal information could have been compromised. What To Know About The Macy's Data Breach Macy's believes an unauthorized third party gained access to its system and added an unauthorized...

Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL)'s Google unit is actively storing and analyzing patient data with the major hospital system Ascension in an initiative dubbed Project Nightingale.  Howley: Nothing Illegal Google's relationship with Ascension dates back a year and is fully...

Internet security veteran Censys Inc. provides digital asset tracking and advanced detection services, which are used by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and several Fortune 500 companies. As technology and data services evolve, it's increasingly imperative for companies and individuals...

Democratic senators led by presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat, and Sen. Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat, said in a Thursday letter that Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)'s failure to protect a major financial customer led to an enormous data breach...

Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE: COF) lost one-third of its employees in its cybersecurity unit in 2018 which may have culminated in the July 2019 data breach, The Wall Street Journal reported. What Happened Capital One's cybersecurity unit suffered high amounts of turnover and may have...

The data breach that Capital One Financial (NYSE: COF) disclosed on July 29 was undoubtedly surprising. And yet, it was also entirely predictable. In terms of sheer scope—approximately 106 million impacted accounts over the course of 14 years—this is one of the largest data breaches in...

Shares of Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE: COF) were trading lower Tuesday morning after the company confirmed it was the victim of a data breach. What Happened Capital One said it determined on July 19 an individual obtained unauthorized access to certain types of personal information relating...

By Jordan Milkovich The Federal Trade Commission earlier this week announced Equifax Inc. (NYSE: EFX) has been ordered to pay at least $575 million to those impacted by the data breach. The FTC claims Equifax failed to properly protect the stored data of about 147 million people, and now they have...

Equifax Inc. (NYSE: EFX) confirmed it reached a settlement with U.S. regulators related to its 2017 cybesecurity incident that affected at least 145 million people. What Happened The consumer credit reporting agency said it will pay at least $300 million and potentially up to $425 million in fees...

For companies with a strong digital presence, a Denial of Service (DoS) attack amounts to closing the storefront, shutting the warehouse doors, unplugging the phones, and halting most other critical operations. A DoS or DDoS attack is nothing more than a simple shakedown, but they still happen in...

Hotel chain Marriott International Inc (NASDAQ: MAR) confirmed Friday it has been a victim of a data security breach involving its Starwood guest reservation database. What Happened Marriott said in a regulatory filing it first became aware of a potential data breach Sept. 8, when an internal...

As one of the most prominent social media platforms, Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) recently reported serving 2.23 billion monthly active users. What Happened On Sept. 25, the Facebook team discovered a security threat that affected nearly 50 million accounts, according to the company newsroom. The...

A data breach is “the unauthorized acquisition of covered information that compromises security, integrity or confidentiality," according to software company Digital Guardian. While all 50 states have developed their own set of laws, there are many variations in how they protect the...

Equifax Inc. (NYSE: EFX)' 2017 data breach led to "significant public backlash" and a brand that is now "impaired," according to Bank of America Merill Lynch.  The Analyst BofA's David Ridley-Lane initiated coverage of Equifax's stock with an Underperform...