Brian Krebs reports: Sources at several U.S. financial institutions say they have traced a pattern of credit card fraud back to accounts that all were used at different Chick-fil-A fast food restaurants around the country. Chick-fil-A told KrebsOnSecurity that it has received similar reports and is working with IT security firms and law enforcement in an ongoing…
Month: December 2014
China Stresses Privacy Protection of AIDS Children
Seen on The Women of China site: Chinese authorities have stressed privacy protection for AIDS-affected children and may punish those found leaking private information. No institutions or individuals shall publish information such as the name, address, school, portrait or medical records of children infected with or impacted by HIV without the approval of their guardians, according…
Target Hackers Hit OneStopParking.com
Brian Krebs reports: Parking services have taken a beating this year at the hands of hackers bent on stealing credit and debit card data. This week’s victim — onestopparking.com — comes compliments of the same organized crime gang thought to be responsible for stealing tens of millions of card numbers from shoppers at Target and Home Depot. Read more on…
FBI briefed on alternate Sony hack theory
Tal Kopan reports: FBI agents investigating the Sony Pictures hack were briefed Monday by a security firm that says its research points to laid-off Sony staff, not North Korea, as the perpetrator — another example of the continuing whodunit blame game around the devastating attack. Even the unprecedented decision to release details of an ongoing FBI investigation…
GA: Resident charged with 116 counts of ID fraud
Ben Nelms reports: A Tyrone woman has been charged with 116 counts of financial identity fraud after selling the personal information of members of Georgia National Guard unit where she was employed. Tierney A. Walker, 22, of Village Green Circle, was charged with 116 counts of financial identity fraud, according to Fayette County Sheriff Barry…
Lokai Holdings notifies customers of payment card breach
Lokai Holdings is notifying customers who made purchases on mylokai.com between July 18, 2014 and October 28, 2014 that their payment card information (name, address, payment card number, expiration date, verification code, and the user name and password for customer accounts) may have been compromised. You can read their template notification here. The metadata for the breach that they submitted to…