#personal identifying information

Morgan Stanley Fined $35M for Careless Loss of User Data

Morgan Stanley hard drives with sensitive public data were auctioned off online by a moving company, according to federal regulators. On Tuesday, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the federal government agency intended to protect the public from market manipulation, filed a settlement including a $35 million fine against Morgan Stanley over “extensive” failures in data security…

10 Biggest Mega Breaches Of The Past 10 Years

“These data breaches from Dark Reading’s 10-year history boggle the mind in terms of scale and fallout. 1 U.S. Department Of Veterans Affairs Year: 2006 Records Breached: PII of 26.5 million veterans, their spouses and active-duty military personnel 2 TJX Year: 2007 Records Breached: Data from 94 million customers 3 Heartland Payment Systems Year: 2008 Records Breached: Information from over 100…