The massive data breach that compromised the data of 147.9 million Equifax customers last year has cost the company more than $242 million in related expenses, much of which has been covered by its cybersecurity insurance.
While data breaches put millions at risk each year, it's easy to forget about some of the most vulnerable victims who often don't have the knowledge or resources to protect their identities.
Sun Trust Bank today confirmed it was hit with an insider attack when a former employee, working with a third party, stole company contact lists possibly exposing the personal information of up to 1.5 million customers.
Texas Health Resources, a nonprofit health care delivery system in north Central Texas, has disclosed that an unauthorized party may have gained access to patient information back in October 2017 by compromising some of the organization's email accounts.
A California-based medical device manufacturer reported that 30,000 former and current customers may have had their personal information exposed when a company employee's email account was compromised.
The Federal Trade Commission had already announced a settlement with Uber last August over a previous incident in 2014 when it discovered that the car-sharing service had been less than forthcoming about a second breach.
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