Data Security

Researchers demonstrated vulnerabilities in German banks and POS systems that could compromise payment cards data.

The third-oldest school in the U.K. is working to improve cyber hygiene after an employee lost a memory stick that belonged to the school while on public transport.

Hillsides child-services and welfare agency in Pasadena, Calif. reported a data breach on December 30 that could impact about 1,000 clients and staff members.

Up from 39 million at the time of the July 2015 hacking that exposed almost every user, more than 43.4 million members are registered on infidelity website Ashley Madison.

The Quincy Credit Union may have had up to 700 customers victimized by an ATM skimming scam that took place earlier this month.

Christmas hiccup on gaming platform exposed user information to others

Security researcher Chris Vickery discovered a public database containing the voter records and personal information of 191 million registered voters.

Following an onslaught year of massive breaches, 2016 promises to usher in more of the same, but with each breach there was a lesson to be learned, according to a Trend Micro report.