A “sophisticated” organized crime syndicate used the IRS website to steal tax forms full of personal financial information on 104,000 taxpayers, the agency said Tuesday. Until the IRS discovered this latest data leak, its website provided a service called “Get Transcript.” It’s an easy way to download several years of tax forms for tasks like […]
As our world continues to become increasingly networked and Internet-centric, data and security breaches are more frequent and commonplace. Sony, Target, Home Depot, Staples, JPMorgan Chase and TJ Maxx are just a few of the well-known companies that have been subject to highly publicized security breaches in recent years. Many companies, both large and small, […]
Target Corp has agreed to pay $10 million in a proposed settlement of a class-action lawsuit related to a huge 2013 data breach that consumers say compromised their personal financial information, court documents show. Under the proposal, which requires federal court approval, Target will deposit the settlement amount into an interest bearing escrow account, to […]
As many as 80 million customers of the nation’s second-largest health insurance company, Anthem Inc., have had their account information stolen, the company said in a statement. The hackers gained access to Anthem’s computer system and got information including names, birthdays, medical IDs, Social Security numbers, street addresses, e-mail addresses and employment information, including income […]
Staples Inc. is investigating a possible breach of payment card data and has contacted law enforcement about the matter, making it the latest U.S. retailer to become a possible victim of a cyber attack. “Staples is in the process of investigating a potential issue involving credit card data and has contacted law enforcement,” company spokesman […]
News of yet another alarming lapse in Internet security has left millions of people wondering what they can do to protect their passwords, credit card numbers and other sensitive data. The security bug known as “Heartbleed” affects the encryption technology OpenSSL, which is used by about two-thirds of Web servers to protect online accounts for […]