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Author: Dissent

Kr: Nate, Cyworld users pursue class action amid identity theft fears

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Dissent

Kim Yoo-chul reports: The situation can’t get any worse for SK Communications, the operator of Cyworld and Nate, following a hacking attack that compromised the personal information of 35 million of its customers. Stock prices of the Internet unit of the telecommunications giant SK Telecom plummeted. Officials admitted that the recent data loss may taint…

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ID: Pocatello Family Medicine responds to cyber security concern

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Dissent

Yet another incident where a firewall was disabled during maintenance and never restored. And although that’s bad enough, it’s a concern that it took 9 months to spot the problem. Where are the regular routine checks on security or don’t they include checking the firewall? Officials with Pocatello Family Medicine have sent letters notifying patients…

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(Update) Ru: Web Stores Sued Over Data Leaks

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Dissent

Khristina Narizhnaya reports: An independent consumer rights watchdog has sued 10 of about 80 online stores whose customers’ personal information became available last week on the Internet, hoping to set a precedent for further privacy breach lawsuits. The Consumer Union of Russia wants the companies to admit that they broke the law by not preventing…

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Dozens of U. North Carolina student records stolen during break-in

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Dissent

UNC-Chapel Hill campus police are investigating a breaking and entering case where 30 confidential student records were stolen from the student judicial system office. The break-in was discovered at 8 a.m. Monday. Campus police say it appears the suspect or suspects broke in to the office and took the files. University student affairs officials are…

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Identity thieves hit 29 City of Pittsburgh employees

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Dissent

Joe Smydo reports: At least 29 city employees from multiple departments are victims of identity theft, according to an e-mail that Pittsburgh police sent Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and other top city officials over the weekend. The employees received bills from PayPal for purchases they didn’t make, Detective Christopher Jordan of the computer crimes unit said…

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IN: Man nabbed for data theft

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Dissent

S Ahmed Ali reports: MUMBAI: A private data consultancy firm employee, who quit the job after allegedly selling data to a rival company for money, was arrested by sleuths of the Mumbai Cyber cell on Thursday. Sagar Deepak More, 28, a data executive with a US-based company in Mumbai, was arrested under the Information Technology…

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