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Data breaches have resulted in people's information being exposed on the dark web. While thieves often try to misuse this data, there are steps you can take to avoid becoming an identity theft victim.

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"She wanted data, she wanted money ... United States had their accounts compromised as a result of the breach at Capital One. The firm was issued a financial penalty of $80 million and agreed ...

What a month! De ja vu all over again. Over the past year or so I’ve written about broadband access, loving/hating Amazon, the Capital One data breach, civilian surveillance, Microsoft ...

Data breach class actions are one of the largest, if not the largest, types of class action cases that are currently being filed. Second, this settlement further highlights the importance of ...