Boomerang Tags, a company that sells pet tags and collars, has joined the ranks of e-commerce sites compromised by malware. In a letter dated April 25th to the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office, Don Carrick, the owner of BoomerangTags.com, writes that the malware was inserted on or before July 4, 2013, and was first discovered by…
Month: May 2014
Think ID theft is a problem here? Try protecting one billion people
CIOL has an interesting news report about improving the accuracy of national biometric IDs, as used in India’s Aadhaar program. The Aadhaar program, which I’ve blogged about occasionally over on PogoWasRight.org, collects citizens’ fingerprints or eye scans and the ID cards are used to secure benefits under state programs. So far, about 500 million people’s data…
Georgia governor signs law to drug test some welfare recipients
David Beasley reports: Georgia Governor Nathan Deal signed legislation on Tuesday requiring some applicants for food stamps and welfare benefits to undergo a drug test. Under the bill, testing could be required if authorities have a “reasonable suspicion” of drug use. A person failing the test would temporarily lose benefits, although their children could receive…
Hanoi spyware gang steals money from 100,000 cellphone users
Thanh Nien News reports: Hanoi police said Tuesday they had arrested four suspects accused of using spyware to steal money from 100,000 Vietnamese mobile phone users. Three employees of Hanoi-based Soloha construction company and a website owner allegedly lured mobile phone users to download malicious apps from their websites. The apps made automatic VND15,000 deposits…
AU: Multicard leaks data online in privacy breach: OAIC
Aime Chanthadavong reports: Identification card solutions provider, Multicard, has been found to have leaked the personal information of approximately 9,000 maritime security identity card (MSIC) applicants online. The Office of the Australian Information Commission (OAIC) found that Multicard stored personal information on a publicly accessible web server without appropriate security controls to prevent unauthorised access….