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6:06pm, 31st March, 2020

Marriott says 5.2 million guests exposed in new data breach

Marriott International Inc said on Tuesday information of about 5.2 million hotel guests was breached, the second such incident for the hotel operator in less than two years.

Australia sues Facebook, alleges breach of user data

2:38am, 9th March, 2020

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Australia sues Facebook, alleges breach of user data

The Australian privacy regulator filed a lawsuit against Facebook Inc accusing the social media giant of sharing the personal details of more than 300,000 people with political consultant Cambridge Analytica without their knowledge.

MGM Resorts says was victim of data breach last year

4:26am, 20th February, 2020

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MGM Resorts says was victim of data breach last year

U.S. casino operator MGM Resorts International said on Thursday it was the victim of a data breach last year after an earlier report claimed that details of over 10.6 million hotel guests had been compromised.

U.S. House Republicans ask to review Amazon Web Services after Capital One breach

3:17pm, 1st August, 2019

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U.S. House Republicans ask to review Amazon Web Services after Capital One breach

Amazon.com Inc was asked by Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday to brief them on security protocols for its cloud storage service after a massive data breach of Capital One Financial Corp by a suspect formerly employed by the...

Explainer: What do you do after a data breach?

2:07pm, 31st July, 2019

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Explainer: What do you do after a data breach?

A hacker has stolen the personal information of over 100 million people from Capital One Financial Corp , the company said this week, in the latest high-profile breach of sensitive consumer data.

WhatsApp to refer security breach to U.S. authorities

8:08am, 14th May, 2019

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WhatsApp to refer security breach to U.S. authorities

Facebook's WhatsApp said on Tuesday a security breach on its messaging app had signs of coming from a private company working on surveillance and it had referred the incident to the U.S. Department of Justice.

India's Wipro investigating potential breach of some employee accounts

12:32am, 16th April, 2019

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India's Wipro investigating potential breach of some employee accounts

Indian IT services firm Wipro Ltd said on Tuesday some of its employee accounts may have been hacked due to an advanced phishing campaign and that the company had launched an investigation to contain any potential impact.

Cathay Pacific faces probe over massive data breach

2:59am, 6th November, 2018

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Cathay Pacific faces probe over massive data breach

Hong Kong's privacy commissioner will launch a compliance investigation into Cathay Pacific Airways over a data breach involving 9.4 million passengers, saying the carrier may have violated privacy rules.

U.S. CMS says 75,000 individuals' files accessed in data breach

5:25pm, 19th October, 2018

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U.S. CMS says 75,000 individuals' files accessed in data breach

The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) said on Friday it was responding to a data breach that exposed the files of about 75,000 individuals.

Facebook tentatively concludes spammers were behind recent data breach: WSJ

9:22pm, 17th October, 2018

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Facebook tentatively concludes spammers were behind recent data breach: WSJ

Facebook Inc has tentatively concluded that spammers looking to make money, and not a nation-state, were behind the largest-ever data theft at the social media company, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.