10 biggest hacks of user data in 2016 | Network World

You take great pains to come up with a strong password when registering for an account on a website — only to see your efforts go for naught when that site gets hacked. Several sites had their databases of user accounts not only breached but stolen this year, which include the necessary information for logins (i.e. username, password). The following sites are ranked starting at the fewest number of user accounts with passwords that were taken.

Source: 10 biggest hacks of user data in 2016 | Network World

Chip card lawsuit to move forward against Visa, Mastercard, others | Computerworld

A federal judge has ruled it is plausible that four national credit-card companies improperly conspired “in lockstep” to set a deadline of Oct. 1, 2015 for requiring retailers to upgrade their technology to accept embedded chip cards for credit and debit card purchases.

Source: Chip card lawsuit to move forward against Visa, Mastercard, others | Computerworld

How UPS delivers predictive analytics | CIO

The global shipping company’s BI and big data analytics platform offers increased visibility and control and the capability to identify patterns and movement across its transportation network. For customers this means foul weather won’t blow critical shipments off course.

Source: How UPS delivers predictive analytics | CIO

What eBay’s Machine Learning Advances Can Teach IT Professionals – InformationWeek

EBay has been gathering data and employing machine learning to connect more buyers to sellers and increase the trustworthiness of transactions. The use-cases are worth exploring for any IT professional looking to help improve a company’s bottom line by applying machine learning to its customer-facing applications.

Source: What eBay’s Machine Learning Advances Can Teach IT Professionals – InformationWeek