PTI reports: An ex-employee, accused of stealing data of a US-based recruitment firm and selling it to its competitor, was arrested here Friday, police said. The accused, Arun Kumar Pandey, in his late 20s, was arrested near Sab Mall in Sector 27 of the city, a police official said. A complaint was made by the…
Month: November 2018
Police: Embry-Riddle student, employee hacked into school’s computer system
Jason Kelly and Megan Cruz report: A 27-year-old student and a 32-year-old employee at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University were arrested Thursday after police said they hacked into the school’s computer system. Investigators said Kevin Scott, a Ph.D. student, and Jeanette Barott, a communications specialist in the College of Engineering, hacked into the university’s computer system to…
900+ residents’ information compromised in Town of Christiansburg data security breach
WDBJ in Virginia reports: The town of Christiansburg is offering free credit monitoring to more than 900 people after their information was compromised in a phishing scam. The scam targeted email accounts of three town employees which contained personally identifiable information from some members of the public, the town said in a news release. There…
The US Leans on Private Firms to Expose Foreign Hackers
William G. Rich reports: When the Democratic National Committee realized they had been hacked in April 2016, they turned to experts from a private company: the cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike. Within a day, the company had identified two Russian state-sponsored hacking groups inside the DNC network. Within a few weeks, it publicly explained its analysis in a…
Marriott says data breach compromised info of up to 500 million guests
Erik Ortiz reports: Marriott International said Friday that up to 500 million guests’ information may have been accessed as part of a data breach of its Starwood guest reservation database. The world’s largest hotel chain said it determined on Nov. 19 that an “unauthorized party” had accessed the database as early as 2014. Read more…
Allegiant Air customers say airline sent personal information to hundreds
Todd Ulrich reports: Some Allegiant Air customers claim the airline violated their privacy and shared their sensitive information. Customers who have used service and emotional support animals found out their personal email addresses were sent to hundreds of passengers. Action 9 consumer investigator Todd Ulrich reports a class action lawsuit is demanding the airline protect…