Feb 05 Watch 4:57 Why are hackers targeting insurance companies? By PBS News Hour Hackers broke into a database at Anthem, the nation’s second largest health insurance provider, which contained names, social security numbers, income data and addresses of 80 million people. Judy Woodruff speaks with Mark Bower of Voltage Security about who might… Continue watching
Oct 11 Kmart latest retailer targeted in data breach By Rialda Zukic Kmart is the latest retailer targeted by a data breach involving malware, which may have compromised some customers’ payment-card information. Continue reading
Aug 06 Watch After criminals steal 1.2 billion web credentials, how to protect personal info from data breaches By PBS News Hour The New York Times and a Midwest security firm are reporting a massive breach of online privacy that includes the collection of more than a billion username and password combinations and more than 500 million email addresses. Gwen Ifill talks… Continue watching
Mar 05 Target CIO resigns over data breach By Sam Lane The chief information officer at retail giant Target has resigned following a massive holiday-season data breach, which affected millions of customers. Continue reading
Jan 16 Target officials to testify on Capitol Hill By Bridget Bowman Following a holiday data breach, representatives from Target will testify before Congress. Earlier this week, Senator Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., and Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., also demanded that Target provide answers about the hack that affected millions of Americans. Continue reading
Apr 27 Watch Sony PlayStation System Hacking Incident Highlights Web-Security Gaps Ray Suarez discusses the Sony PlayStation data breach with Wired.com editor Kevin Poulsen. Continue watching