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September 16, 2015 - A Russian national today admitted his role in a worldwide hacking and data breach scheme that targeted major corporate networks, compromised more than 160 million credit card numbers and resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars in losses – the largest such scheme ever prosecuted in the United States.

September 11, 2015 - US insurance group Excellus Blue Cross and Blue Shield has warned that up to 10 million customer records may have been compromised during the course of a two-year cyberattack on its computer systems.

September 10, 2015 - Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the global leader in content delivery network (CDN) services, published today, through the company's Prolexic Security Engineering & Research Team (PLXsert), a new cybersecurity case study.

September 9, 2015 - Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today released the findings of the Breach Level Index for the first six months of 2015, revealing that 888 data breaches occurred, compromising 246 million records worldwide.

September 4, 2015 - Securities Commission Malaysia is to draw key stakeholders together in a bid to create a stable ecosystem for the promotion of fintech innovation in the country.

September 2, 2015 - ENITSE Enterprise IT Security Conference & Exhibition will be held on 04-05 November 2015 in Istanbul – Turkey. ENITSE is one of the most important events in EMEA in its category. 10% Discount available to IT GRC Forum members upon registration.

August 18, 2015 - Visa has reportedly reached a settlement of up to $67 million with Target to reimburse member banks for expenses accrued following the massive 2013 data breach at the US retail chain.