Data Security

The California Bureau of Automotive Repair notified Smog Check station owners in July that banking information may have been accessed in a January data breach.

Chicago-based investment research firm Morningstar Inc. announced that the personal data for thousands of clients was compromised in a breach dating back to April 2012.

Social Security numbers for tens of thousands of U.S. citizens were made publicly available online after the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) posted them to a government website.

The leaked information was from the Michigan Department of Community Health, which is notifying impacted individuals.

Hackers hijacked thousands of accounts throughout June and early July.

A FOIA request by a researcher turned up more than 34,000 North Carolina residents who were impacted by the breach.

Hacker accessed one of video game publisher Ubisoft's websites, acquiring user information.