AP reports: Roxbury Township police say it may involve more than 100 customers who made purchases with their credit or debit cards at Ledgewood Farm and Wharton Farm Market. Many are reporting fraudulent use of their cards. Police say the data included customer names, credit and debit card numbers, expiration dates and three-digit security codes…
Month: August 2014
MO: Hacker group claims shutdown of county, city websites
Mike Rush reports: The FBI and Missouri Attorney General are getting involved after hackers posted the private information of thousands of law enforcement officers. A hacker group is taking credit for stealing sensitive information from the Missouri Sheriffs’ Association website. The group states the Ferguson unrest as the motive. The information released includes names, addresses,…
FL: Prosecutors charge former VA contract worker with ID theft
Margie Manning reports another development in a breach previously reported on this blog: A former employee of a shredding company with a contract with James A. Haley Veterans Hospital in Tampa is accused of identity theft and other charges. Federal authorities announced the unsealing of an indictment charging the former worker, Willie Streater, with five counts…
US agencies to release cyberthreat info faster to healthcare industry
Grant Gross reports: U.S government agencies will work to release cyberthreat information faster to the healthcare industry after a massive breach at hospital operator Community Health Systems, representatives of two agencies said. While the FBI issued an alert about the Community Health Systems breach one day after it was announced, government agencies can still do…
Colleges and universities among highest risk for data breaches
David Weldon writes: While retailers and healthcare organizations have dominated much of the data breach media attention in recent weeks, a new study finds that the nation’s colleges and universities are at even greater risk for cyberattacks. In an email to FierceCIO, the security firm BitSight Technologies shared highlights of its new research report, “Powerhouses and…
LinkedIn Reaches Deal in Privacy Litigation; Settles for $1.25M
Lisa Hoffman reports: A security breach that opened more than 6 million passwords to online viewing and spawned a putative class action will cost LinkedIn Corp. $1.25 million to settle. The preliminary agreement was reached August 15 in In Re: LinkedIn User Privacy Litigation, a consolidated action through which plaintiffs alleged the professional networking site misrepresented the strength…