Three Democratic senators are calling for a hearing to examine whether stronger cybersecurity standards are needed to protect consumer data following a massive breach at Target that affected as many as 40 million debit and credit cards.
Another federal investigation of a relatively small health data breach has resulted in a financial penalty, this time for a physician group practice in Massachusetts. Find out the details behind the settlement.
Target has confirmed that encrypted PINs associated with debit transactions conducted between Nov. 27 and Dec. 15 were compromised. But the retailer contends the risk to cardholders is low.
Chase Bank's decision to limit daily ATM cash withdrawals on debit cards linked to the Target breach has raised questions among other issuers about whether PINs were, in fact, compromised. Is Chase just being cautious?
Big-box retailer Target has confirmed that a breach that likely exposed some 40 million U.S. debit and credit accounts was caused by a malware attack that infected its point-of-sale system. Find out all the latest details.
On Christmas Eve, Target issued a warning about phishing scams linked to its breach recovery efforts. In response, the retailer says it is launching a dedicated resource page on its website for official communications.
The breach at Target stores that may have affected as many as 40 million credit and debit card account holders is a watershed moment that could greatly raise awareness of cybersecurity risks, says privacy attorney David Navetta.
Was it a point-of-sale attack? A network breach? Or was it an inside job? Fraud experts disagree over the cause of the Target data breach, but they are united in how banking institutions should respond.
More than twice as many individuals have been affected by healthcare data breaches this year than in 2012. The main reason? A handful of mega-breaches. What's the outlook for 2014?
Target Corp. confirms that a network intrusion may have exposed approximately 40 million debit and credit accounts. An investigation of the national big box retailer's breach is under way.
A combination of technical and managerial problems set the stage for hackers to breach a Department of Energy database last summer, a new report shows. The incident cost the department millions of dollars.
Sponsors of the bipartisan bill contend it would bolster cybersecurity of the nation's 16 critical infrastructure sectors by strengthening the mission of the Department of Homeland Security.
Receiving a notification letter about a data breach brings home the reality of just how common these incidents are - and how much prevention work, including encryption, still needs to be done.
Lawmakers have raised concerns that the Food and Drug Administration hasn't been as forthright as it should in disclosing an October breach that exposed personally identifiable information of 12,000 to 14,000 individuals.
The NIST cybersecurity framework will help U.S. banking institutions assess their security strategies, but some institutions fear the framework could trigger unnecessary regulations, says Bill Stewart of Booz Allen Hamilton.
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