Data Security

The payment processor suffered a breach in 2011, where 1.5 million credit and debit card numbers were compromised.

More than six months after the incident, affected individuals were notified of the breach at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center in Chapel Hill, N.C.

Cezar Butu received the penalty after admitting that he helped infiltrate the credit card processing systems of more than 150 Subway restaurants in 2011.

The personal information of patients at three health systems in Virginia, New Jersey and Michigan was exposed.

The Hospice of North Idaho will pay $50,000 to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services following a breach that affected 441 patients -- an indication that the agency is not letting even small incidents slide.

A laptop, stolen from a hospital employee's home, could have included the sensitive data of nearly 30,000 patients.

If no one can guarantee an organization is hack-proof, then perhaps it's time for a more practical approach - cyber liability insurance.

The incident may have affected as many as 36,000 people who worked for or visited various Army commands formerly located in New Jersey.