News tagged with data breaches
Sony to restore most PlayStation services this week
Sony said Tuesday it plans to restore by this weekend PlayStation Network services worldwide except in Japan, Hong Kong and South Korea, after being targeted in a massive online attack in April.
May 31, 2011 |
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Japan orders Sony to improve data security
Sony was told by the Japanese government on Friday to strengthen its data security as the electronics and entertainment giant reels from a series of attacks by hackers.
May 27, 2011 |
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More Sony websites hacked, 8,500 Greek accounts hit
Sony on Tuesday said its websites in three countries had been hacked with 8,500 Greek user accounts compromised, in a blow to efforts to restore confidence after a huge data breach affecting millions.
May 24, 2011 |
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White House cybersecurity plan falls short, IU expert says
The Obama Administration outlined what it called sweeping cybersecurity legislation Thursday (May 12), but the proposed new law still provides few incentives, and even fewer legal requirements, for the private sector to provide ...
May 16, 2011 |
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Square Enix customer data leaked after Sony problems
Japanese game developer Square Enix Holdings said email addresses of 25,000 customers as well as resumes of 250 job applicants were leaked after a hacker attack against its European subsidiary.
May 15, 2011 |
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Sony CEO apologizes for massive data breach
(AP) -- Sony Corp. Chief Executive Howard Stringer apologized for "inconvenience and concern" caused by the security breach that compromised personal data from more than 100 million online gaming accounts.
May 06, 2011 |
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Sony: Co. is victim of sophisticated cyber attack
The data breach of Sony's PlayStation Network resulted from a "very carefully planned, very professional, highly sophisticated criminal cyber attack designed to steal personal and credit card information for illegal purposes," ...
May 04, 2011 |
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Customers stay despite high-profile data breaches
(AP) -- Week after week, thieves break into corporate computer systems to steal customer lists, email addresses and credit card numbers. Large data breaches get overshadowed by even larger ones.
May 01, 2011 |
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Expert gives tips on safeguarding against data theft
Nick Feamster, assistant professor at Georgia Tech's College of Computing and researcher at the Georgia Tech Information Security Center offers his expertise on the Epsilon data breach and what users and custodians can do ...
Apr 11, 2011 |
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Targeted nature of email breach worries experts
Think twice next time you get an email from Chase or Citi asking you to log in to your credit card account. The bank may not have sent it.
Apr 04, 2011 |
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FTC warns firms, organizations of widespread data breach
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said Monday it has notified nearly 100 companies and organizations of data breaches involving personal information about customers or employees.
Feb 22, 2010 |
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Typical lost laptop costs companies nearly $50,000, study finds
A typical lost or stolen laptop costs employers $49,246, mostly due to the value of the missing intellectual property or other sensitive data, according to an Intel-commissioned study made public this week.
Apr 23, 2009 |
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Hackers grabbed more than 285M records in 2008
(AP) -- Hackers made off with at least 285 million electronic records in 2008, more than in the four previous years combined, according to a new study that shows identity thieves are getting better at exploiting careless ...
Apr 15, 2009 |
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