data breaches
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Ticketmaster Fined More Than $2 Million Following 2018 Data Breach
Ticketmaster’s UK wing has been fined £1.25 million pounds (roughly $2 millions) following an investigation into the company’s lacklustre response to a massive 2018 data breach affecting more than nine million customers.
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Here’s How To Protect Yourself When Your Data Inevitably Leaks
The unfortunate truth is that your data is likely to leak somewhere, sometime, especially as you sign up for more and more apps and services. You’re basically at the mercy of the security protections put in place by the companies you’re dealing who have leaked your data, and those protections aren’t always going to be…
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U.S. Lawmakers Balk At $999 Million Equifax Fine, Renew Calls For A Federal Data Breach Law
Several U.S. lawmakers have called for further action in the wake of a $US700 ($999) million settlement reached by U.S. state prosecutors with the credit bureau Equifax over its disastrous 2017 data breach.
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Data Leak In Singapore Exposes HIV Status Of 14,000 Locals And Foreign Visitors
Medical records and contact information belonging to thousands of HIV-positive Singaporeans and foreign visitors to the southeast Asian city state have been leaked online, according to an alert issued by the country’s Ministry of Health (MOH).