Elizabeth Shim reports: The FBI is probing into possible Chinese military involvement in a data breach of Register.com, a network that manages more than 1.4 million website addresses. The Financial Times reported the cyber attack on the U.S. company included theft of employee passwords and unauthorized access to Register’s network during a yearlong breach that did not…
Month: March 2015
WNY credit unions join together in Home Depot security suit
Allissa Kline reports: Four separate lawsuits filed by four local credit unions in the wake of Home Depot’s massive security breach are now being consolidated along with other cases into one overall complaint. According to James Pizzirusso, the Washington, D.C.-based attorney at Hausfeld LLP who filed the initial lawsuits, various allegations in those complaints and any new information…
Equifax mistakenly sends woman 300 other people’s credit reports
So it appears that Equifax mistakenly sent a woman in Maine 300 other people’s credit reports after she requested her own. Read about it on WGME and BDN. So far, Equifax hasn’t offered any explanation as to how this occurred, but given how embarrassing this is for them, I’m sure they’ll follow up.
UK: Concerns over PCSOs in Cambridgeshire snooping on friends and family
Cambridge News reports: Police bosses have raised concerns about the number of PCSOs in Cambridgeshire who are using snooping for family and friends on residents using force computers. They are supposed to be trusted officers who uphold the law, but some police community support officers and police staff area busing their powers to dig up…
International students reporting credit card fraud
On March 5, Holly Campbell reported: Dozens of Purdue University students from China reported cases of credit card fraud, but investigators said the problem seems to have started overseas. For the past month, dozens of Purdue students from China have reported cases of credit card and bank card fraud. “I know that the total loss…
Calgary school board ‘actively’ investigating new allegations of data breach
Trevor Howell reports that the Calgary Board of Education is investigating a reported data security breach: “This claim is being actively investigated,” said the CBE. “We are also complying with all of our obligations under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.” The board, which has been hit with significant privacy breaches in recent years, did…