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Hacker Arrested In Capital One Breach Affecting 100M+ 

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A former Amazon systems engineer working for Capital One is said to be the woman behind a breach that accessed the data of over 100 million people. Thompson formerly worked for Amazon Web Services, which hosted the Capital One database that was breached. Capital One revealed the massive data breach in a news release on July 29, 2019.

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July Data Breach Prompts Transfer Of Capital One Security Chief

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Capital One ’s chief information security officer (CISO), Michael Johnson, is being transferred to a new position following the bank’s colossal cyberattack in July, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Thursday (Nov. Capital One employees raised red flags over security risks before the company suffered a massive data breach.

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Former Amazon worker is accused in cloud hack of Capital One

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Capital One Financial said data from about 100 million people in the U.S. was illegally accessed after prosecutors accused a Seattle woman identified by Amazon as one of its former cloud service employees of breaking into the bank’s server.

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Cap One Employees Warned Of Security Issues Pre-Hack

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Capital One employees raised red flags over security risks before the company suffered a massive data breach. She added that the cybersecurity unit’s total head count has risen over the past several years, explaining that “the Cyber Team is a net importer of talent within Capital One.”.

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Highspot Secures $60M In Funding Round Led By ICONIQ Capital

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Sales enablement platform Highspot announced it has secured $60 million in Series D funding. ICONIQ Capital led the round, with participation from new investor Sapphire Ventures and all existing investors including Madrona Venture Group, OpenView, Salesforce Ventures and Shasta Ventures.

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Postmates To Hire More Engineers As It Expands In The Seattle Area

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The company is boosting the number of engineers it is hiring in and around the Seattle, Washington area. The delivery company has nine openings for engineers around Seattle, according to a report in GeekWire , citing job listings at Postmates. With that raise, it has a valuation of more than $1.85 billion.

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Corporate Card Data Spared In Capital One Hack

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Corporate credit card data was not exposed in the massive Capital One data breach that came to light earlier this week, according to Business Travel News reports. While customers of Capital One’s commercial banking division were not affected, reports noted that small business customers were affected by the breach.

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