A common web application vulnerability, poor detection capabilities and a lack of adequate encryption led to the recent hack of a military dating site, which resulted in the exposure of the personal data on 170,000 people.
Sensitive data belonging to people who made web-based purchases at the University of Maine's Orono Campus may have been stolen after the school's server suffered a security breach.
An apologetic governor of Utah on Tuesday announced the resignation of the state's executive director of technology services, and the hiring of two others, following a massive breach affecting Medicaid claimants.
The body that manages debit and credit card security standards on Wednesday released best practices for retailers wishing to accept payments via mobile devices.
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