Robert McMillan reports: If you’re a criminal looking for full control of the Web used by the U.S. Army’s Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM), you can get it for just under US$500. At least that’s what one hacker is offering in underground forums. Security vendor Imperva found the black market sales pitch Thursday and posted details of…
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UK: Somerset schools’ website security ‘breached’ by Southwest One
Rory McKeown reports: Claims have been made that Southwest One published security passwords for every school website in the county online. An unnamed source contacted this website claiming someone from the venture allegedly performed the “massive security breach” while updating the website itsc.co. uk. They allege security passwords for every school in Somerset and other…
(update) Lush Looks For Answers In Security Breach That Could Cost Customers Thousands
Popular cosmetics chain Lush has been attacked by hackers, with consumer credit card information and personal details having been used for fraudulent purchases. It appears as though the hackers may have been stealing sensitive data for up to four months, and Lush has advised consumers to contact their banks if they thought their details had…
Criminal finance database security worries peers
Alex Stevenson reports: A database monitoring 1.5 million suspicious criminal transactions may be insecure, a committee of peers has warned. The House of Lords’ EU committee backed the view of the information commissioner that access to the Serious Organised Crime Agency’s Elmer database may be too wide. The database is Soca’s main tool in identifying…
Ca: Privacy at risk after burglary at doctor's office
Earlier today I posted a news item about how Medicare numbers of some New Brunswick, Canada patients were being reissued after a breach involving a clinic. This report, below, suggests that the breach was worse than originally reported: New Brunswick’s privacy commissioner says a break-in this month at a Woodstock doctor’s office poses a serious…
(Ohio follow-up) Two sentenced in Franklin County Municipal Court ID Theft Case
Kathy Lyn Gray reports: Two Columbus residents will spend two and half years in federal prison for taking information from the Franklin County Municipal Court website and stealing people’s identities. Judge Gregory L. Frost sentenced Katura Mozelle, 23, today in U.S. District Court in Columbus on charges of bank fraud, conspiracy to commit bank fraud…