If you thought the startling number of yearly data breaches would spur tech companies to improve security, then buckle up, because the trend is only getting worse. Almost every year, we see an ...

Cyber threats are an everyday reality. Attackers exploit the unwitting, stealing confidential and sensitive information through online scam campaigns. Data breach prevention is only as strong as the ...

An English Court has recently decided that three insurance policies covering the same loss – data breach settlements arising from an incorrectly addressed email – provided a combined, cumulative limit ...

When it comes to cybersecurity, the industry has developed a case of "Einstein insanity"—doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. Specifically, organizations are spending ...

There were more data breaches and other compromises of personal information and consumer data in 2023 in the U.S. than ever before, impacting local companies like CareSource, Premier Health and Mercy ...

The rapid of exploitation of zero-day vulnerabilities, such as MOVEit, and the effectiveness of ransomware attacks are two of the major findings from last year’s breach data. Cyber criminals are ...

Companies should be aware of the varying applicable regulatory frameworks required to protect consumer data and avoid additional penalties and liabilities under the growing number of data security ...

For the past few years, TechCrunch has looked back at some of the worst, badly handled data breaches and security incidents in the hope — maybe! — other corporate giants would take heed and avoid ...

While the number of data breaches reported last year wasn't a whole lot different than the year before, the number of people potentially affected by them skyrocketed. According to the 19th annual data ...

Credit bureau TransUnion has confirmed that the personal data of 4.4 million consumers was exposed in a recent cyberattack. The company said the breach was linked to a third-party application used for ...