Both Kelly Jackson Higgins and Brian Krebs had columns yesterday on a report by Allison Nixon of Deloitte on how to vet a data dump. The report should be required reading for journalists as the reputation harm that can occur by publishing or repeating false claims of a hack can be significant. While many will immediately think…
Month: October 2014
BackcountryGear.com notifies consumers of second malware breach in three months
For the second time in three months, Backcountry Gear is notifying online customers that malware may have compromised their payment card information. According to a letter from Michael Monson, Co-Founder and owner of BackcountryGear.com, malware caused payment card information to be stolen between October 11 and October 17, when they discovered the problem. Customers’ names,…
Capital One notifies customers that rogue employee accessed their information
As Attorney General Kamala Harris’s annual data breach report noted, some breach notifications are written on a level that exceeds the average consumer’s reading level. Here’s one from Capital One that’s in a bit more plain English: We’re writing to let you know that your personal information may have been compromised. A former employee, while still…
Apple Pay competitor CurrentC hacked, alerts pilot program participants of security breach
Neil Hughes reports: CurrentC, a mobile payment system that has found itself at odds with both Apple Pay and Google Wallet, announced on Wednesday that it has been hacked and that some users’ email addresses may have been obtained. MCX, the company behind CurrentC, sent out the email on Wednesday, revealing that its security systems…
GA: Administrative clerk indicted on theft, fraud charges
Roslyn Giles reports: A Muscogee County grand jury has returned a 10-count indictment against an administrative clerk on theft and fraud charges. Regina Millirons, a 30-year veteran with the sheriff’s office, faces four counts of public record theft, three counts of public record fraud and three counts of computer theft. The indictment states the unlawful…
NOAA National Weather Service Employee Indicted for Allegedly Downloading Restricted Government Files
DAYTON, OH—Xiafen “Sherry” Chen, 59, of Wilmington, Ohio, was indicted in U.S. District Court for allegedly accessing restricted U.S. Government files. Chen is a hydrologist currently employed at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) facility located in Wilmington, Ohio. Carter M. Stewart, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, Kevin R. Cornelius,…