Today Russian hacktivist @Rucyborg has announced a leak of data from Searchinform and sent a message out to its director. The leak was announced a couple of hours ago via twitter and posted to cyberguerrilla.org with a message which states that the hackers have had access to searchinform.ru since as far back as 2012 and that…
Month: March 2014
NoMoreRack.com Probes Possible Card Breach
For the second time since Aug. 2013, online retailer NoMoreRack.com has hired a computer forensics team after being notified by Discover about a potential breach of customer card data, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. Read more on KrebsOnSecurity.com.
Ca: Stolen laptop contains sensitive health data
Police are looking for a man who stole a laptop from a Welland doctor’s office that contains sensitive health data. On Feb. 24, members of the Niagara Regional Police responded to a medical office in Welland for a theft complaint. Investigation revealed that an unknown suspect entered a medical office and stole a silver and…
NC: Cornerstone alerts patients after laptop with personal information stolen
Owen Covington reports: High Point-based Cornerstone Health Care has alerted more than 500 patients after a laptop at one of its practice locations that contained patient information was stolen earlier this year. On Feb. 26, Cornerstone began reaching out to 548 patients of Cornerstone Neurology in High Point to let them know about the theft,…
Seattle Archdiocese, FBI investigating data breach (update- may affect 90,000)
John Langeler reports: Most people would enjoy getting a $7,000 check in the mail. In the case of one West Seattle man, all the check indicated was his identity had been stolen. “The check had my Social Security Number on it as well as another woman’s name,” he said, asking us not to release his name,…
Security firm report says Target data hack was low tech
Jennifer Bjorhus reports: The U.S. Secret Service has called the criminals behind Target Corp.’s monster security breach well-organized, “highly technical” and “sophisticated.” But cybersecurity firm McAfee Inc. said in a report out Monday that the heist was anything but exotic, describing the attack as a Breach 101 operation. The thieves used easily modified off-the-shelf malware, common methods…