Data Security

The Federal Trade Commission alleges that the medical testing provider exposed the data of more than 9,000 consumers, putting them at risk of identity theft.

The specialized computer, which works in tandem with a health center medical machine, contained patient data and images.

Incident response has become a more complex art, says Rusty Agee, the city of Charlotte's security leader. Karen Epper Hoffman reports.

Alcohol aficionados who made purchases with home brewing and wine making company Midwest Supplies may have had credit card details compromised in a website breach.

Andrew Miller of Pennsylvania pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy and computer intrusion charges that could net him up to 20 years behind bars.

The customer failed to prove that the product she purchased was among those impacted in the breach, a federal judge ruled.

A phishing email, said to be particularly deceiving, is what allowed hackers to orchestrate a Tuesday DNS attack against major media websites. Now, experts are calling on domain owners to request registry locks from their providers.

A document containing personal information inadvertently was attached to an Alaska nonprofit's mass distributed email survey, which, among other questions, asks clients how they believe the entity handles their sensitive health care materials.