Data Security

In addition to an earlier revelation that 40M cards were pilfered, the PII of up to 70 million individuals was also stolen, according to a Friday statement by Target.

A Vermont senator has once again brought a bill to Congress that, if passed, would establish a national standard for data breach notification, as well as toughen up penalties for computer hacking crimes.

Snapchat has updated its app for Android and iOS devices to include some new security features.

Data on nearly 12,000 past and present clients of the Wyoming Department of Health Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children may be at risk after an unsecured file was sent to a partner.

A group of individuals communicating in underground forums are attempting to decrypt a 50GB dump of Triple DES encrypted PIN numbers believed to have been acquired in the massive 2013 attack on retail giant Target.

The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) is looking into the incident, after having received many complaints from British customers.

A laptop stolen from the office of a New Mexico Oncology Hematology Consultants employee may have led to a compromise of unsecured protected health information for more than 12,000 individuals.