Robert Kittle reports a development in a breach previously noted on this blog: A new development in the security breach at the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce. The SCDEW employee fired for accusations she downloaded more than 4,600 other employees and family members has filed a civil lawsuit against the agency. Read more on WLTX.
Month: January 2014
Cybercrime firm uncovered six active attacks on U.S. merchants
Jim Finkle reports: The cyber security firm IntelCrawler said on Friday that it has uncovered six ongoing attacks at merchants across the United States whose credit card processing systems are infected with the same type of malicious software used to steal data from some 40 million credit cards at Target Inc. So what are consumers…
How’s the security on your smart fridge?
Krissy Rushing reports: Today Proofpoint, a security service provider, put out a press release that reveals a cyberattack coming from smart appliances–the first such documented Internet of Things (IoT) attack. More than 750,000 malicious emails were sent from 100,000+ compromised connected home appliances and gadgets, including routers, TVs, and a connected fridge. Considering that the market…
Target Hackers Wrote Partly in Russian, Displayed High Skill, Report Finds
Danny Yadron reports: The holiday data breach at Target Corp. appeared to be part of a broad and highly sophisticated international hacking campaign against multiple retailers, according to a report prepared by federal and private investigators that was sent to financial-services companies and retailers. The report offers some of the first details to emerge about the source…
Conspirators testify in Ramsey County identity theft trial
Chao Xiong reports the follow-up to a breach previously noted on this blog: A former state employee accused of stealing identities from a state database and other sources traded that information for methamphetamine, one of her conspirators testified Thursday. Roxanne K. Deflorin, 50, is on trial this week in Ramsey County District Court for the…
Worried about Target getting your information if you sign up for the free credit monitoring with Experian? Don’t be.
I’ve seen a number of comments around the web from individuals who are concerned about signing up for the free credit monitoring by Experian that’s been offered by Target. So I contacted Experian and asked them if they share registration information with Target. Here’s the reply I got from Greg Young, Director, Public Relations of Experian Consumer…