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  • Global Breach Date Now Jan. 2011

    Visa, MasterCard Offer Revised Timeline Global Breach Date Now Jan. 2011

    New alerts from Visa and MasterCard suggest the breach at Global Payments dates to January 2011, an exposure window significantly longer than originally reported. What are the implications for card issuers? Read more...

  • Key Phish Phry Player Sentenced

    Last Figure in International Phishing Ring Gets Prison Term Key Phish Phry Player Sentenced

    A U.S. District Court has sentenced the last key figure from 2009's Operation Phish Phry, a two-year international cybercrime investigation that resulted in the arrest of 100 fraudsters on two continents. Read more...

  • Online Retailer Breached

    Incident Highlights E-Commerce Vulnerabilities Online Retailer Breached

    N.Y.-based clothing retailer Opening Ceremony says a breach of its online boutique likely exposed names, addresses and credit card details. Why are card breaches becoming increasingly common? Read more...

  • 3 Reasons Skimmers Are Winning

    Anti-Skimming Tech Won't Win War on Card Fraud 3 Reasons Skimmers Are Winning

    Banks and credit unions say losses linked to card-skimming are a growing concern. Why are skimming attacks successful, and what can be done to thwart the threats? Read more...

  • Global Breach: Did It Start in 2011?

    New Visa Advisories Suggest Breach Goes Back to June Global Breach: Did It Start in 2011?

    New advisories from Visa suggest that payments processor Global Payments Inc. may have been breached in June 2011 - nine months earlier than initially reported. Read more...

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    Weekly Breach Roundup

    Home Care Information Breached; Online Retailer Hit By Malware By Information Security Media Group
    Weekly Breach Roundup

    In this week's breach roundup, read about the latest incidents, including a California home care breach affecting 700,000 and malware that exposed payment card details for customers of an online retailer.

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    Breaking Down a Hacktivist Attack

    Learn How a DDoS Assault Went Down, and Was Prevented By Jeffrey Roman
    Breaking Down a Hacktivist Attack

    Security firm Imperva had the opportunity to watch a hacktivist attack play out. Learn what the three phases of the attack were and how it was stopped.

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    Improving Breach Investigations

    Step One: Know Where the Critical Data is Stored By Tracy Kitten
    Improving Breach Investigations

    When breaches occur, most organizations struggle to collect the right data and get investigations off the ground. How can breach response improve? Verizon's Chris Novak offers expert advice.

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    Twitter Says It Was Not Breached

    Source of Leaked Information Remains Unclear By Information Security Media Group
    Twitter Says It Was Not Breached

    News spread May 9 that information about more than 55,000 Twitter accounts had been leaked. But in a May 10 statement, the company said it was not breached, and the source of the leaked information remains unclear.

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    Weekly Breach Roundup

    Sheriff's Office Hacked; Former Hospital Employee Pilfers Info By Information Security Media Group
    Weekly Breach Roundup

    In this week's breach roundup, read about the latest incidents, including a Florida sheriff's office being hacked and a Houston hospital breach that may have led to the filing of fraudulent federal income tax returns.

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  • 4 Security Priorities for Banks

    Gartner's Chuvakin on Mobile, Cloud, Hacktivist Attacks 4 Security Priorities for Banks

    From mobile and the cloud to DDoS attacks and risks surrounding big data, what should banks and credit unions do now to mitigate exposure? Gartner's Anton Chuvakin offers his top recommendations.

  • Understanding 'Big Data'

    Preserving the Meaning is Industry's Greatest Challenge Understanding 'Big Data'

    Banks have a lot of data, but how well is it integrated? How much are institutions gleaning from the data they house? State Street Corp's chief scientist says financial services could be doing more.

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The hacker group Anonymous claims it's responsible for denial of service attacks on U.S. Justice...

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