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House Report Finds Equifax Picked Business Over Security

The report from the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on what happened at Equifax is customer story in how a lot of small security and technology decisions can add up over time, with catastrophic results.

Data Breaches, Government

500 Million Affected in Marriott Data Breach

Attackers had access to a portion of the Starwood network for four years, resulting in a data breach at parent company Marriott that affects as many as 500 million people.

Data Breaches

Firefox to Warn Users When They Visit Breached Sites

In the coming weeks, Firefox will begin to warn users when they visit a site that has been part of a data breach.

Data Breaches

Chinese Spies Planted Hardware Backdoors on Servers in Supply Chain Attack

Whether or not Chinese spies actually planted rogue chips into Super Micro servers, this kind of supply chain attack is feasible. This is just the tip of the iceberg.

China, Hardware, Data Breaches

After Account Breach, Attackers Can Use Single Sign-On to Take Over More Accounts

Facebook revoked its session tokens after the massive breach. A team of researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago lay out what attackers could do with those session tokens if they hadn't been reset.

Data Breaches, Sso