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In this week's issue, the FBI has warned the University Of Virginia of a data breach, fraudsters value stolen account information more so than payment card information, Wendy's is probing a potential data breach affecting its locations, a new survey shows that data breaches damage financial institutions, and for this week's Rippleshot content, we take a look at contactless payment cards and the fraud risk they currently pose.

As the payments ecosystem continues to evolve and improve through new innovation, consumers are looking for easier, faster and more convenient methods to conduct transactions. 

In this week's issue, TalkTalk data breach victims are being denied compensation, a cyber-insurer is being sued over an insurance policy, TaxAct acknowledges that a data breach has occured, a casino group has sued Trustwave over a 2013 data breach, and for this week's Rippleshot content, Rippleshot CEO Canh Tran gives an update on the mobile payment platforms. 

In this week's issue, a hacker is facing a 334 year sentence, scammers target Dell customers months after potential breach, the Dept. of Education is at risk for compromise, a phishing email targeting WhatsApp users is delivering malware and in this week's Rippleshot content, we look at ATM fraud trends and statistics. 

Welcome back to the Data Breach Ripples, we've missed you!

In this week's issue, over 190 million U.S. voter records have been exposed, the BBB warns consumers of fake OPM breach notification letters, a fake IRS spam email is installing malware, the Michaels data breach lawsuit has been thrown out, and for this week's Rippleshot content, we look at three data breach new year resolutions that you should implement in your organization.

In this week's issue, OPM has finished mailing its data breach notification letters, more than 110 million individuals were involved in 55 healthcare data breaches, 13 million MacKeeper users have their personal information exposed, WordPress hit by hackers and for this week's Rippleshot content, we look at the impact data breaches have on customer loyalty.

With over 700 data breaches in this year alone, data theft is a reality that organizations of all sizes and from all industries need to be conscious of. It’s no longer the norm for organizations to ask “if” they will be the next victim of a data breach, instead asking “when.”

In this week's issue, two Kalahari Resorts were hit by a data breach, the state of Georgia is offering identity protection to six million victims, most organizations still have a lacking data breach response plan, a strain of payment malware affects restaurants in seven States, and for this week's Rippleshot content, 

In this week's issue, Target has settled with the affected financial institutions regarding their 2013 data breaches, Paysafe confirms a data breach involving nearly 8 million of its customers, an innovative card skimming scam involving gas station fuel pumos, hackers are selling Netflix login credentials for as low as $1 and in this week's Rippleshot blog post, we investigate "ship to" e-commerce fraud affecting consumers this holiday season. 

Pat yourself on the back, we survived Black Friday and Cyber Monday. For consumers that did not fight the crowds at their favorite retailer or visit their respective websites, holiday shopping for 2015 is underway. 

In this week's issue, a strain of "Cherry Picker" malware has been discovered,  the FB has issued another warning surrounding EMV cards, thousands of mobile apps are leaking millions of credentials, MetroPCS exposes its customer's sensitive information and in this week's Rippleshot content, we look at the types of gift card fraud that can affect financial institutions and merchants. 

In this week's issue, Arrests In JP Morgan, eTrade and Scottrade Hacks, TouchNote Suffers Data Breach, Hospital To Pay $90,000 Over Laptop Theft, Islamic State Leaks More Than 50,000 Twitter Accounts, and in this week's Rippleshot content, we take a look at the disparity between when a data breach is discovered, to when the justice is delivered to those responosible.

We often hear about the hundreds of data breaches that hamper organizations every year and the impact cybercrime has on merchants, financial institutions and consumers. But rarely do we see the criminals behind these attacks identified by law enforcement, and it is an even rarer sight to see these criminals brought to justice. For many cases involving a data breach, it can take years to gather enough evidence for law enforcement to move forward with an investigation.

In this week's issue,  Optimal Payments is investigating a data breach, retailers continue to push for Chip-And-PIN, pay-at-pump skimming attacks are set to increase, are consumers really using their free credit monitoring and in this week's Rippleshot content, we take a look at what to expect from online fraud in the near future. 

In this week's issue,  EMV Adoption in the U.S. is suffering, TalkTalk is the latest organization to be breached, the FBI recommends that Ransomware victims pay up, a former Apple employee is accused of selling fake payment cards and for our Rippleshot content, we take a look back at th month of October and see how we've fared with the post-EMV shift.