It’s always helpful when companies are willing to talk about what happened when they were attacked. In the wake of yesterday’s report about major Norwegian oil firms being attacked or warned of attacks, Statoil revealed that it was also the target of a massive attack last year. As reported on NewsinEnglish.no: “It started on March…
Month: August 2014
Attorneys General Probe into eBay Security Breach Continues
Kenneth Corbin reports that the investigation by more than 10 states’ attorneys general into the eBay breach disclosed in May continues. In a statement to ECommerceBytes, Connecticut Assistant Attorney General Matt Fitzsimmons said the attorneys general are looking into the specific circumstances surrounding the breach, as well as the general safeguards eBay has in place to…
Former Crozer-Chester Medical Center employee sentenced for identity theft
An update to a breach previously noted on this blog. Reynaldo Estrada was sentenced yesterday to 51 months in prison for stealing the identity information of numerous patients’ as part of a tax fraud scheme. The patient information theft occurred while Estrada was working at Crozer-Chester Medical Center’s Environmental Services Department in Upland and at Community Hospital in…
Federal police mistakenly publish metadata from criminal investigations
Paul Farrell reports: The Australian federal police mistakenly published highly sensitive information – including metadata – connected to criminal investigations, in a serious breach of operational security. Guardian Australia can reveal that the AFP provided documents to the Senate, which were then made publicly available online on parliamentary sites and other sources for several years,…
Germany Issues Revised Draft Cybersecurity Law
Hunton & Williams write: On August 19, 2014, the German Federal Ministry of the Interior published a revised draft cybersecurity law (the “Draft Law”). An earlier version of the law was published in March 2013. The Draft Law is intended to serve as a cornerstone of Germany’s recently-announced digital agenda. “Critical Infrastructure” and Security Requirements The…
FBI Said to Examine Whether Russia Tied to JPMorgan Hacking
Michael Riley and Jordan Robertson report: Russian hackers attacked the U.S. financial system in mid-August, infiltrating and stealing data from JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and at least one other bank, an incident the FBI is investigating as a possible retaliation for government-sponsored sanctions, according to two people familiar with the probe. The attack resulted…