From the that’s-not-good dept.: Leaks of personal credit card information have become increasingly serious in China, reports the Beijing Times. The stolen information is sold online and priced differently according to its “quality.” Secondhand information that has previously been sold is priced at 0.35 yuan (US$0.06) per item whereas info on platinum card users can…
Month: January 2015
Obama introduces data breach notification bill
You can read the text of The Personal Data Notification & Protection Act here, and the White House’s section by section analysis of it here. I’ll post my analysis and comments on the draft later today, but from my initial skim, don’t expect a glowing review as the bill does pre-empt much stronger state laws,…
Obama’s proposed changes to the computer hacking statute: A deep dive
Orin Kerr writes: As part of the State of the Union rollout, President Obama has announced several new legislative proposals involving cybersecurity. One of the proposals is a set of amendments to the controversial Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”), the federal computer hacking statute. This post takes a close look at the main CFAA proposal….
Macedonia man pleads not guilty in US identity theft case
Ken Ritter of AP reports: A Macedonia man pleaded not guilty Monday in federal court in Las Vegas to criminal charges alleging he sold counterfeit credit cards as part of worldwide cybercrime identity-theft organization known as Carder.su. Jordan Georgievski, 41, huddled with a translator to read the January 2012 indictment charging him with conspiracy and…
Safeway Settles with California District Attorneys Over Allegations of Unlawful Disposal of Medical Records and Hazardous Waste; to Pay Almost $10M
On January 5, 2015, the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office S that Safeway Inc. (“Safeway”) has agreed to pay $9.87 million to settle claims that the company unlawfully disposed of customer medical information and hazardous waste in violation of California’s Confidentiality of Medical Information Act and Hazardous Waste Control Law. In a series of waste inspections from 2012 to…
Park ‘N Fly Notifies Customers of Data Security Compromise
Brian Krebs had the scoop on this breach back in December, but now Park ‘n Fly has issued a statement: ATLANTA, Jan. 13, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Park ‘N Fly (“PNF”) has become aware of a security compromise involving payment card data processed through its e-commerce website. PNF has been working continuously to understand the nature and…