The minecraftpeforum.net domain has recently expired, but before it expired, it seems it was hacked. @rmsg0d, a member of TeaMp0isoN, dropped their forum’s database containing 16,125 records with userids, usernames, password, salt, loginkey, e-mail addresses, and numerous other fields relating to forum participation. In some cases, users seems to have actually provided their birthdates. Because the…
Month: May 2015
Breach compromises more than 1,000 debit cards in Metro Vancouver
CTV reports: Accounts of more than 1,000 Vancity customers have been compromised after their debit card numbers were stolen while making purchases in Metro Vancouver. “We found out this morning from Central One, our card provider, that two Vancouver-area retailers have had their card machines compromised as a result of a skimming operation,” Vancity spokesperson…
Columbian Mutual Life Insurance Company reports lost flash drive
I really miss the days when NYS posted all the breach notifications it received online, but they still occasionally post breach alerts. This week, the NYS Department of Financial Services posted an alert concerning Columbian Mutual Life Insurance Company. In looking into it, I discovered that LocalSYR.com had reported the breach on April 21st: Columbian Mutual…
Miami Dade College students face felony records, prison in fraud scheme
Jay Weaver reports: Caleb Fadet, who grew up in a working-class family in North Miami, seemed to be making all the right moves to get ahead in life. He graduated with a criminal justice degree from Florida A&M, volunteered as a tutor in the federal AmeriCorps program and earned a scholarship to pursue a vocational…
ISIS hackers take over local healthcare website; company tries to assure patients their info is safe
James Ford reports: It’s a hazard that could affect anyone with an internet connection, and it comes courtesy of the terrorist group ISIS. Hundreds of people in the tri-state who logged on to their healthcare provider’s website Thursday night and Friday got a very unhealthy shock. An ISIS-supporting group had hacked in, leaving many people…
FL: Broward sheriff’s employee and Palmetto General Hospital employee among those indicted in fraud case (updated)
Erika Pesantes reports: A Broward sheriff’s community service aide is part of a group accused of stealing people’s identities and filing fraudulent federal tax returns on their behalf to rake in cash. Celia Cromer, 42, who was assigned to the regional traffic unit as a breath-alcohol technician in sheriff’s DUI cases, has been indicted on…