Virgin America computer systems hacked
Alaska Airlines says it is taking precautions including requiring employees to change their passwords after Virgin America's computer systems were hacked.
Security
Aug 1, 2017
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News tagged with customer information
Apple to open data center in China with government ties
Apple will open a data center in mainland China with ties to the country's government, raising concerns about the security of iCloud accounts that store personal information transferred from iPhones, iPads and Mac computers ...
Business
Jul 12, 2017
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Why and how businesses should protect against data breaches from within
As we become more connected and companies hold more data, breaches are increasing, with more than 4,000 reported in 2016 alone. A statistical analysis of breaches in the United States found that 85% were conducted by someone ...
Security
Apr 24, 2017
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What the death of broadband privacy rules means
Now that both houses of Congress have voted to block Obama-era broadband privacy rules , what does that mean for you?
Telecom
Mar 29, 2017
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Lawsuit: Hackers stole customer data at 1,000 Arby's stores
A Connecticut couple says Georgia-based Arby's restaurants failed to prevent hackers from stealing customer information at hundreds of its stores.
Security
Mar 27, 2017
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Quest Diagnostics says 34,000 customer accounts hacked
Medical laboratory operator Quest Diagnostics Inc. says a hack of an internet application on its network has exposed the personal health information of about 34,000 people.
Security
Dec 13, 2016
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Ex-Verizon worker accused of selling customer phone records
A former Verizon Wireless technician is accused of using the company's computers to obtain customers' private call records—plus data showing where customers' phones were—and then selling them to an unnamed private investigator, ...
Telecom
Sep 26, 2016
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Privacy wars pit tech firms vs. the feds
Companies like Apple and Microsoft are pushing back against government surveillance in the courts, arguing that federal authorities have gone too far in obtaining chats, emails and other private information from phones and ...
Security
Apr 15, 2016
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Microsoft suit is latest tech clash with US over privacy
As we live more of our lives online, the companies we trust with our digital secrets are increasingly clashing with authorities who want access to the messages, pictures, financial records and other data we accumulate in ...
Internet
Apr 15, 2016
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Q&A: EBay's security chief cites evolving cyberthreats
It seems there's nowhere to hide these days from cyberattacks.
Security
Jun 16, 2015
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