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Privacy protection, Security

The dismal state of payment data security

January 27, 2016

Via: Help Net Security

With acceptance of mobile and other new forms of payments expected to double in the next two years, a new global study shows a critical need for organizations to improve their payment data security practices. This is according to a […]


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2015 saw 888 data breaches, 246 million records compromised worldwide

September 9, 2015

Via: hacker

#gemalto revealed that in the first six months of this year a total of 888 data #breaches occurred, compromising 246 million records worldwide. Compared to the first half of 2014, data breaches increased by 10% while the number of compromised […]


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Gemalto Confirms It Was Hacked But Insists the NSA Didn’t Get Its Crypto Keys

February 25, 2015

Via: hacker

  #gemalto, THE DUTCH maker of billions of mobile phone SIM cards, confirmed this morning that it was the target of attacks in 2010 and 2011—attacks likely perpetrated by the NSA and British spy agency GCHQ. But even as the […]


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Gemalto Confirms Hack, Downplays Damage

February 25, 2015

Via: hacker

SIM-maker #gemalto says yes, it was hacked by GCHQ and NSA. But not that badly… Last week, leaks from NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden revealed what appeared to be a major hacking operation against the world’s largest #sim card manufactuer, orchestrated […]


Mobile security

Gemalto to buy U.S. data protection firm SafeNet for $890 million

August 8, 2014

Via: mobile-security

By Natalie Huet PARIS (Reuters) – Gemalto NV, the digital security company that makes smart chips for mobile phones, bank cards and biometric passports, is to buy U.S.-based data protection specialist SafeNet for $890 million (529 million pounds), it said […]