Breach

As the probe deepens into the massive hack of the South Carolina Department of Revenue, forensic investigators have concluded that as many as 657,000 businesses may also have been impacted.

The old notions of defense-in-depth are being challenged, and architectures tend to have what appear to be single points of failure or compromise.

Unknown hackers stole an astonishing 3.6 million Social Security numbers in a state that has about 4.5 million residents.

According to a report, the CEO of Vermont State Employees Credit Union says the two lost tapes are likely "at the bottom of a landfill" and irretrievable.

The breach compromised the personal information of about 27,000 patients at Blount Memorial Hospital in Maryville, Tenn.

The University of Georgia (UGA) is investigating a data breach that may have led to compromised information of current and former school employees.

The provincial government of British Columbia has fired four employees and suspended three others after allegations that health data was shared inappropriately.