Home Depot settles breach suit, will pay $19m

Less than two years after it disclosed a massive breach of its payment system, Home Depot agreed to pay out more than $19 million to settle a class action suit, citing a need to ‘move on.’

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The Third Party Data Breach Problem

Data breaches via third parties are a growing problem impacting companies across many industries – and one that can be even more difficult to defend against. How can companies secure their assets against cyber attacks that target suppliers and partners or use information stolen in previous breaches?

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Judge in Anthem Case Rules That Breach Harmed Patients

The legal wrangling over whether data breaches cause harm to consumers continued this week, with a District Court ruling in a case involving health insurer Anthem.

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The Cost of a Data Breach? $88 Million

There’s a lot of debate about how much data breaches and hacks cost companies – except when there’s not, as with the hack of UK firm TalkTalk, which put the cost at around $88 million.

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The Top 10 Biggest Data Breaches of 2015

Here’s a look back at the top ten biggest data breaches in 2015.

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Missing in Michaels Data Breach: Harm To Consumers

A federal judge throws out a lawsuit against the craft store Michaels after plaintiffs fail to prove that any damages occurred as a result of the leak.

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21st Century Whodunnit: Leak Exposes Info on Every American Voter

Call it a 21st century whodunnit. A researcher discovers leaked data identifying 190 million registered voters. The question: whose data is it?

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Healthcare Leaks Not Just For Healthcare Providers

A report from Verizon finds that leaks of protected health information are epidemic, as more, different types of organizations are called on to track and store health data.

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Five Year Cost of Healthcare Hacks More Than $300B

A report from Accenture warns that the total cost of cyber attacks on U.S. health systems could total $305 billion over the next five years.

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Insurance Claim Data Paints Fuzzy Picture on Cost of Breach

How much does a company pay for each record lost in a data breach? The latest survey of cyber insurance claims suggests the answer is more complicated than you would think.

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