Ruben Castaneda reports: A former waiter at a TGI Fridays restaurant in Laurel was indicted Thursday on charges he copied and sold the numbers of 73 credit cards, Prince George’s authorities said. Brian K. Adams, 21, of Elkridge, was indicted on 16 charges, including theft, identity theft, and conspiracy to commit theft, State’s Attorney Angela…
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HK: OFTA computer with personal data stolen
The Office of the Telecommunications Authority says a notebook computer belonging to a member of staff, which contains the personal data of more than 500 people, has been stolen. It said information stored in the computer includes personal details of OFTA’s Emergency Response System team and representatives of other government departments. OFTA has apologised to…
Energy Federation Incorporated detects malware, notifies customers
A breach notification by Energy Federation Incorporated to the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office indicates that on July 12, they discovered two pieces of malware on their server that had been inserted on July 7 and July 10. The malware “was designed to allow a third part to remotely search and collect” information on the server,…
Eye Safety Systems notifies customers that credit card database may have been hacked and decryption key may have been acquired
Attorneys for Eye Safety Systems have notified the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office that they believe that a compromise of their web site, hosted by an unnamed third party vendor, may have compromised customers’ credit card transaction data. The firm reports that although the database “used a method of encryption,” the hackers may have acquired…
S. Korea plans to scrap online real-name system in wake of massive hack
It appears that a massive data breach affecting 35 million South Koreans who use popular portal and social networking sites Nate and Cyworld has served as a wake-up call for the government: The South Korea government will push ahead with plans to scrap the current real-name system for Internet users in the wake of the…
IE: Medical records found in Roscommon bin
The HSE is to investigate claims that the private medical records of dozens of patients were found in a bin outside Roscommon County Hospital. A report in the Roscommon People newspaper says the files include the names and addresses of patients, as well as details of their medical conditions and their doctors. The records apparently…