The occurrence of data breaches has increased in frequency and severity over the past several years. According to Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), 781 U.S. breaches were tracked in 2015, the second highest year on record since the ITRC began tracking breaches in 2005. The occurrence...
The only guarantee of secrecy in the 21st century will be to have no secrets. In what is the biggest data set to fall into the hands of journalists, a treasure trove of data on tax avoidance and dodgy dealings by the so-called great and...
The staggering, Wikileaks-beating “Panama Papers” data exfiltration has been attributed to the breach of an e-mail server last year. The leak of documents from Panama-based, internationally-franchised firm Mossack Fonseca appears to confirm what has long been suspected but rarely proven: well-heeled politicians, businesses, investors, and criminals...