Sears says that some Kmart stores targets of security breach
Sears Holdings Corp. says some of its Kmart stores were targeted by hackers, leading to unauthorized activity on some of its customers' credit cards.
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Jun 1, 2017
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Up to 1.87M Michigan workers' info may have been compromised
Social Security numbers and other personal information of up to 1.87 million Michigan workers may have been compromised, the state said Friday.
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Feb 3, 2017
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Breach in fishing license system exposes data in Northwest
A breach in a vendor's system that processes online sales of hunting and fishing licenses in Idaho, Oregon and Washington state exposed several million records containing buyers' personal information, officials said Friday.
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Aug 27, 2016
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Utah essential oil company announces third-party data breach
Utah-based essential oil company doTERRA is warning customers and distributors that their personal information may have been compromised in a data breach in March.
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Apr 27, 2016
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Timeline: Roughly 4 weeks pass before gov't reveals hacking
The White House waited roughly four weeks before telling the public that hackers had stolen the personal information of millions of people associated with the federal government, two people directly involved with the investigation ...
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Jun 18, 2015
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Fed agency blames giant hack on 'neglected' security system
The agency that allowed hackers linked to China to steal private information about nearly every federal employee—and detailed personal histories of millions with security clearances—failed for years to take basic steps ...
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Jun 16, 2015
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Beijing calls reports China involved in US hack 'irresponsible'
Beijing on Friday labelled as "irresponsible" reports that Chinese hackers were behind a massive cyber-attack on personal data of millions of current and former US federal employees.
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Jun 5, 2015
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At a glance: Four steps that help guard against identity theft
The average person can take several basic steps to guard against identity theft both inside and outside the health care world. Here's a sample of what experts advise:
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Feb 9, 2015
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Academics advise how to keep data secure in a cyber world
Cyber security experts from the University of Bristol have advised the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) on how to protect the personal data of millions of citizens.
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Nov 26, 2014
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Montana to notify 1.3 million of computer hacking
Montana officials are notifying 1.3 million people that their personal information could have been accessed by hackers who broke into a state health department computer server.
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Jun 24, 2014
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