Privacy Breach

Data stolen from 1,000 Canadian officials

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The personal information of 1,000 Canadian government officials was stolen as part of a vast data heist last December, it has been revealed.

USC credit card data accessed in campus dining breach

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Hackers breached a third-party's credit card processing system to retrieve students' credit card numbers that were used to make food and beverage purchases on campus.

Laptop with patient data stolen from Howard University Hospital contractor

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Letters have gone out to patients of Howard University Hospital in Washington, D.C., after their personal information was exposed when a laptop was stolen from the car of a contractor.

Central Kentucky's largest group practice hit with patient data breach

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A laptop containing personal information of patients was stolen from the neurology department of Lexington Clinic on the night of Dec. 7, 2011.

Zappos breach affects 24M, opens door for more attacks

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Hackers breached a server belonging to online retailer Zappos and made off with the personal information of 24 million customers, though no credit card numbers were involved.

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CISOs must concede they eventually will see their infrastructures compromised.

No harm, no foul? We'll see.

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In a potentially precedent-setting court ruling, a federal judge declined to dismiss a lawsuit filed against RockYou over a breach that exposed millions of user credentials.

Canada bureaus still troubled by Chinese breach

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Months after hackers invaded the computer systems of at least three federal government institutions employees are still feeling the effects.

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