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Clearview AI Data Breach Exposes Facial Recognition Firm’s Client List

March 11, 2020

Facial recognition firm Clearview AI has become the victim of a data breach after a hacker “gained unauthorized access” to the company’s entire client list, exposing for the first time the details of the organizations which work with the controversial firm.

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Flagstar Bank Data Breach Leaked Sensitive Information of 1.5 Million Customers

June 29, 2022

Threat actors accessed personally identifiable information (PII) and Social Security numbers of more than 1.5 million customers in the Flagstar Bank data breach.

Hacker stealing data using laptop showing stolen credit cards from Dickey's BBQ data breach sold on Joker's Stash dark web marketplace

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Three Million Credit Cards Harvested and Sold on Joker’s Stash; Dickey’s BBQ Hack Undetected for Over a Year

October 19, 2020

About 3 million credit card numbers were siphoned off and sold at Joker's Stash. Dickey's appears to have become aware of the data breach after at least a year of activity.

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Record-Setting $5 Billion Facebook Fine Too Little Too Late?

July 24, 2019

FTC has just issued a record-setting $5 billion Facebook fine for privacy breaches from the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Is the U.S. government changing the way they regulate technology companies on user privacy and data?

Customer making payment by credit card showing customers suing Wawa for payment card data breach

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Customers Are Suing After Wawa Payment Card Data Breach Exposes Credit Card Information

January 14, 2020

Wawa, a U.S. chain with over 850 convenience stores, suffered a payment card data breach which exposed customers’ credit card numbers, debit card numbers, expiration dates and cardholder names.

Chefs cooking in kitchen showing the Home Chef meal kit service’s data breach that is likely to be orchestrated by hacking group Shiny Hunters

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Meal Kit Service Home Chef Concedes Major Breach by Shiny Hunters

June 2, 2020

Chicago based meal kit service Home Chef suffered a data breach likely to be orchestrated by hacking group Shiny Hunters which resulted in over 8 million user records being sold on dark web marketplace.

Image of empty boardroom signifying how in terms of board agenda, data breach reporting has been overtaken by privacy governance

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Board Agenda: Privacy Governance Outpaces Data Breach Reporting

October 25, 2017

Recently released IAPP-EY Annual Privacy Governance Report 2017 shows that privacy governance is outpacing data breach reporting as a board-level concern.

Woman in blindfold walking among group of people showing how Americans are lost when dealing with data breaches

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A Majority of Americans Still Have No Idea of How to Respond to a Data Breach

April 19, 2019

“Many Americans are lost” when it comes to dealing with data breaches. According to a new survey by Lexington Law, many do not even check whether or not they are victims.

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American Airlines Data Breach Linked to a Phishing Campaign Exposed Sensitive Customer and Employee Personal Information

September 28, 2022

Hackers gained access to sensitive personal information of American Airlines’ customers and employees in a data breach linked to a phishing campaign that led to the unauthorized access of employee mailboxes.

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Google Data Breach Raises New Concerns About Silicon Valley Privacy Practices

October 13, 2018

Google admitted that back in March 2018, it became aware of a data breach that may have impacted up to 500,000 users, but failed to disclose it to users or regulators. Are big Silicon Valley tech giants are “too big to trust”?

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Clearview AI Data Breach Exposes Facial Recognition Firm’s Client List

Flagstar Bank Data Breach Leaked Sensitive Information of 1.5 Million Customers

Three Million Credit Cards Harvested and Sold on Joker’s Stash; Dickey’s BBQ Hack Undetected for Over a Year

Record-Setting $5 Billion Facebook Fine Too Little Too Late?

Customers Are Suing After Wawa Payment Card Data Breach Exposes Credit Card Information

Meal Kit Service Home Chef Concedes Major Breach by Shiny Hunters

A Majority of Americans Still Have No Idea of How to Respond to a Data Breach

American Airlines Data Breach Linked to a Phishing Campaign Exposed Sensitive Customer and Employee Personal Information

Google Data Breach Raises New Concerns About Silicon Valley Privacy Practices

White House Budget for 2024 Cybersecurity Spending: More Funding for CISA, Modernization of Online Government Services

Massive Data Breach at Healthcare Provider ILS Compromises Millions of Patients

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FBI Annual Internet Crime Report Finds Hot New Trend in Online Scams: “Pig Butchering”