Breach

How would security analysts know the difference between a needle that is a nuisance and one that is a threat?

The number of data breaches reported by U.S. government agencies more than doubled in a four-year period, jeopardizing PII, a GAO official tells Senate committee.

Target customers aren't as happy as they were at this time last year after the company's massive data breach, according to new research.

Computers were stolen from the offices of EveryChild, Inc., a Texas nonprofit, which resulted in a compromise of personal information for nearly 3,000 clients.

A database of more than 158,000 Boxee.tv accounts was posted anonymously on the Tor Network, according to a security company.

Roughly 800 users of digital library JSTOR are being notified that unauthorized access was gained to their accounts, resulting in a compromise of their personal information.

A plaintiff says she would have viewed her premium LinkedIn subscription as "less valuable" had the company disclosed "lax security practices," before its 2012 password breach.