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Russian Officials, Hackers Charged In Massive Yahoo Data Breach

  WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States announced charges Wednesday against two Russian intelligence officers and two hackers, accusing them of a mega data breach at Yahoo that affected at least a half...

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Chipotle Warns Customers To Check Card For ‘Unauthorized Activity’

CBS Local — After reporting better than expected sales this quarter — a bounce back following widespread Norovirus issues that plagued the company in 2016 — Chipotle has now given their customers a...

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Equifax Breach: What You Need To Do Now

NEW YORK (AP) — There’s no way around it: The news from credit reporting company Equifax that 143 million Americans had their information exposed is extremely serious. Crucial pieces of personal data...

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Yahoo Hack: Stop Using And Sharing Weak Passwords, Experts Say

CBS Local — Yahoo’s shocking and embarrassing admission that a 2013 data breach affected over three billion accounts, instead of the one billion they originally reported, has left frightened customers...

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Here’s How To Stop Facebook From Sharing Your Data

CBS Local — As Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his company deal with a data sharing scandal that reportedly affected 50 million people, users of the social media platform have been left to figure out...

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Under Armour Hit By MyFitnessPal Data Breach

BALTIMORE (AP) — Sports apparel merchant Under Armour has become the latest victim of a massive digital theft of sensitive information about tens of millions of customers. The Baltimore company...

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Panera Bread ‘Ignored’ Report Of Leaked Customer Data For Months, Report...

CBS Local — Panera Bread has been accused of leaking the personal information of millions of their customers. The data breach was reportedly discovered in August of 2017 but nothing was done to correct...

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Best Buy Joins List Of Retailers Hit By [24]7.Ai Data Breach

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO/CNET) — Best Buy has joined a growing list of companies whose customers may have had their information stolen by hackers. As reported by CNET, hundreds of thousands of Delta Airlines,...

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Equifax: Names, Addresses, Driver’s Licenses Were All Stolen In Breach

WASHINGTON, DC (CBS Local) – Equifax is coming clean on just how devastating the 2017 data breach really was. In a letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), officials for the...

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Uber Agrees To $148M Settlement With States Over Data Breach

CHICAGO (AP) — Uber has agreed to pay $148 million and take steps to tighten data security, after the ride-hailing company failed for a year to notify drivers that hackers had stolen their personal...

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AG Lori Swanson Sues Indiana Company Over Medical Data Hack

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson is suing an Indiana company over a data breach that exposed information of over 8,000 Minnesotans. Swanson filed the lawsuit Monday...

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Ramsey County: Data Of 500 Social Services Clients Hacked

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Ramsey County Social Services department says about 500 clients had their health information hacked. The county became aware of unauthorized access to email accounts of Ramsey...

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Ramsey Co. Data Breach Might Have Affected Hundreds

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The personal information of hundreds of Ramsey County social services clients might have been compromised after hackers gained access to the email accounts of dozens of county...

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Legislative Auditor Reports ‘Major Failure’ By Minn. DPS To Cooperate With...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The embattled Minnesota title and registration system, known as MNLARS, is facing a new serious allegation. The agency is accused of failing to cooperate with a state...

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Minnesota Dept. Of Human Services Reports Data Breach

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Department of Human Services says a data breach potentially exposed personal information on up to 3,000 people. Commissioner Tony Lourey tells legislative leaders...

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Data Breach Affects Several Minnesota Businesses, Including Dunn Bros....

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A data breach last month might have compromised the credit card information of shoppers at several Minnesota businesses, including a number of Dunn Brothers Coffee locations in the...

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Twin Cities Buca Di Beppo Locations Possibly Impacted By Data Breach

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Several Buca di Beppo locations across the Twin Cities metro were potentially affected by a data breach compromising payment card data, according to the restaurant’s parent...

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Target Names Interim CEO

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Earlier this week Target’s CEO Gregg Steinhafel stepped down after the massive data breach that occurred last fall. Following his departure, Target named an interim CEO, John...

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Target Ex-CEO’s Pay Fell 35 Percent In Final Year

NEW YORK (AP) — Former Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel’s total pay fell 35 percent to $13 million in his last year at the helm as the company’s board revamped compensation plans amid complaints from...

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ISS Seeks Ouster Of Most Of Target’s Board

NEW YORK (AP) — A prominent proxy advisory firm is recommending that Target shareholders vote out seven of its 10 board members after a massive data breach. Institutional Shareholder Services on...

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