Ann Arbor police say hackers broke into the computer system of a popular Irish restaurant, stealing numerous credit card and debit card numbers to make purchases. The case came to light after the credit and debit cards were fraudulently used in the state of Texas between April 22 and June 10, police said. Local banks…
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Verizon Launches Service Based On Data Breach Report Methodology
Neil Roiter reports: Verizon Business is offering an security incident analysis service based on the Verizon Incident Sharing framework (VerIS), the foundation of the organization’s highly regarded annual Data Breach Investigation Report (DBIR). The aim of the service is to generate metrics of an organization’s security incidents over time to discover the root causes of…
Canada official: Staples resold hard drives with customer data
Galen Moore reports: …. According to Canada’s privacy commissioner, Jennifer Stoddart, the breaches affected laptop computers and flash drives, and compromised sensitive information including Social Insurance Numbers, and health card and passport numbers; academic transcripts; banking information and tax records. An audit conducted by Stoddard’s office examined 149 data storage devices marked for resale, and…
DHS official says ISPs would likely be covered by Obama cybersecurity plan
Gautham Nagesh reports: A top Department of Homeland Security cybersecurity official told lawmakers Internet Service Providers (ISPs) would likely be among the private-sector firms that would be subject to federal oversight under the White House’s proposed cybersecurity legislation. At a hearing in front of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism, DHS acting Deputy…
(follow-up) FL: Holy Cross Hospital ID theft ring members plead guilty and are sentenced
Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Henry Gutierrez, Special Agent in Charge, United States Postal Inspection Service, announced yesterday’s sentencing of Jimmy Lee Theodore, 27, of North Miami, following his plea of guilty to charges of wire fraud, unauthorized use of an access device (debit card), and aggravated identity…
Debit Breach Hits Ohio Accounts
Jeffrey Roman reports: June 21 Update: The recent breaches that affected dozens of Northeast Ohio banks and credit unions were most likely caused by the interception of CVV2 card security codes, says Mike Urban, senior director of fraud product management at FICO. “It’s not a skimming situation,” Urban says of the breaches which started in…