Millions of records compromised in these data breaches
We used 1 million records exposed as our floor in creating this list. Starting with a number that big says a lot about the state of data security.
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News about breach
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US charges two Chinese nationals for massive data thefts from NASA and others
US lays charges against employees of Chinese private firm accused of working for the Chinese government.
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Week in review: Volume of Australian data breaches continues unabated
Long-awaited quarterly figures on the Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) scheme, published by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC), demonstrated that Australia’s data-breach problem continues unabated, with hundreds of breaches reported over the period and massive volumes of customer records compromised.
David Braue | 06 Nov | Read more
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Google to shut down Google+ after revealing breach affecting 500,000 users
Google didn’t disclose breach because it feared its Cambridge Analytica moment.
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After Australia’s 50k PII cloud leak, AWS launches leaky S3 buckets labels and warnings
AWS's S3 Console now contains "public" labels that aim to make it harder to miss that an S3 bucket has been made publicly available.
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Mass CCleaner malware attack actually targeted tech giants
Infected CCleaner planted backdoor in computers at Microsoft, Intel, Samsung and other tech giants.
Features about breach
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Lessons from the Sony breach in risk management and business resiliency
2014 made it clear that cybercrime affects everyone. From retailers to banks, consumer goods companies and health care, there isn't an industry left untouched by cybercriminals looking to disrupt, steal or embarrass. So what has to change? The recent Sony attack and countless other examples point to the need for board members and executives to consider cybersecurity under the concept of risk management and business resilience.
By Adam Meyer, Chief Security Strategist, SurfWatch Labs, a cyber risk intelligence company | 10 Jan | Read more
Whitepapers about breach
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2014 Ponemon Cost of data breach study
IBM sponsored the and Ponemon Institute examined the actual costs of data breaches at 61 US companies and drew on the results of more than 500 interviews to reveal the true costs of data breaches today, from detection and escalation to customer churn.
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Security Strategies for Success
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Enterprises Are Breaking Down Obstacles to Cloud and Compliance
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Ponemon Institute Report: 2014 Cost of Data Breach Study: Australia