ABC reports: Up to 12,000 people donating to charities through an Australian website have had their credit card details stolen and used for thousands of dollars worth of fraudulent charges. An international hacking operation targeted the MyCause website, which allows people to create and donate to fundraisers and charities. Some of the credit card details…
Month: August 2014
AZ: Social Security numbers, other personal information found in dumpster behind Gilbert business
John Erickson reports: A “mistake” is what led to the discovery of people’s names and Social Security numbers in a Gilbert dumpster. A tipster told ABC15 to look in the trash adjacent to Desert Title Service near Baseline and Lindsay roads. The dumpster was accessible to anyone and was not behind a locked gate; its…
Delaware restaurants reportedly affected by credit card security breach
More problems related to LogMeIn? If you’re dining out in Delaware, it may be safer to use cash. Dover Post reports: A number of restaurants in Delaware may have been affected by a security breach that compromised promised software used by customers to pay their bills. The alert was issued July 23 by the Delaware…
600 Retailers Ensnared in Major New Malware Attack, Cybersecurity Firm Says
Sam Frizell reports: The number of businesses ensnared in a new malware attack revealed in a Department of Homeland Security report this week may run to six hundred, according to a cybersecurity firm that helped DHS prepare the report. Hackers are using point-of-sale (PoS) malware to steal consumer payment data, including credit and debit card…
Senators Hatch and Wyden Introduce Bill to Prevent Tax Refund Theft
Michael Cohn reports: Leaders of the Senate Finance Committee have introduced bipartisan legislation to improve protection for taxpayers against fraudulent tax refund claims made with stolen identities. Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., who chairs the Senate Finance Committee, introduced the Tax Refund Theft Prevention Act…
Ottawa reports 101 privacy breaches since April
Alex Boutilier reports: The federal government has quietly logged 101 breaches of Canadians’ private information over the last four months, the Star has learned. Numbers released by Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien’s office reveal his office was informed of a privacy breach an average of almost once a day since April 1. The majority of these…