Data Breach articles

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  UK regulators fine Sony for 'preventable' 2011 PSN hack (update: Sony will appeal)

  By Amar Toor on January 24, 2013 03:40 am + 25 comments

  Authorities in the United Kingdom have fined Sony £250,000 ($396,000) for a widespread 2011 Continue reading…

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  Nationwide Mutual hack leaves 1.1 million Americans' information exposed

  By Jeff Blagdon on December 6, 2012 01:46 am + 16 comments

  More details are coming out about a massive October 3rd data breach at Nationwide Mutual Insurance. Continue reading…

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  Hackers steal, sell data on 8.7 million Korea Telecom subscribers

  By Amar Toor on July 29, 2012 11:19 pm + 4 comments

  Authorities in South Korea have arrested two computer programmers suspected of hacking into Korea Continue reading…

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  Global Payments says security breach is 'contained,' affected no more than 1.5 million credit cards

  By Amar Toor on June 13, 2012 05:57 am + 1 comments

  In April, Global Payments announced a security breach that put up to 1.5 million credit card numbers Continue reading…

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  Hackers unsuccessfully attempt to breach one million AT&T accounts

  By Nathan Ingraham on November 21, 2011 06:34 pm + 14 comments

  It hasn't been a great day for AT&T. Earlier this morning, its data network went down in the Continue reading…