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The threat of data breach or revealing information obtained in a data breach can be used for extortion. [16] Consumers may suffer various forms of tangible or intangible harm from the theft of their personal data, or not notice any harm. [91] A significant portion of those affected by a data breach become victims of identity theft. [82]
BlackPOS, also known as Kaptoxa, is a point-of-sale malware program designed to be installed in a point of sale (POS) system to scrape data from debit and credit cards. BlackPOS was used in the Target Corporation data breach of 2013. [1] [2]
This is a list of reports about data breaches, using data compiled from various sources, including press reports, government news releases, and mainstream news articles.. The list includes those involving the theft or compromise of 30,000 or more records, although many smaller breaches occur continual
We all know about Target's data breach situation by now, and while making broad statements about the negative implications of this event is common (which is something that I'm also guilty of doing ...
In a regulatory filing with the Maine Attorney General’s Office, CHC said that 1,060,936 people were affected by the data breach. The type of information compromised varies depending on an ...
The credit card breach poses a serious problem and threatens to scare away shoppers who worry about the safety of their personal data. Target's stock dropped more than 2 percent, or $1.40, to $62. ...
In June 2015, OPM announced that it had been the target of a data breach targeting personnel records. [1] Approximately 22.1 million records were affected, including records related to government employees, other people who had undergone background checks, and their friends and family.
Shutterstock/Northfoto Target's (TGT) major customer data breach will likely turn out to be an expensive problem. While the retailer has just announced that it incurred $61 million in costs ...