As a small follow-up to the Jason’s Deli breach in Tennessee, Jody Callahan of The Commercial Appeal reported that up to 300 customers were affected by the breach. The malware, which had been described as a never seen before variant of an older virus has also now reportedly shown up in Seattle and San Francisco.
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CT: Hacker stole $87,000 from Putnam school account
A computer hacker last year stole more than $87,000 from the Putnam Public School department’s payroll account, according to information released Friday by the superintendent of schools. The FBI and Putnam police have been working for more than a year to solve the case. Superintendent of Schools William Hull released information about the investigation in…
UK: Council data leak sparks fraud fears
An investigation has been launched after the personal details of almost 2,000 council workers were leaked in a major security breach. Sensitive data including bank account details, addresses and national insurance numbers of employees and councillors at East Devon District Council were sent to a private email address by a former manager. Councillors have described…
College Data Breaches Underscore Higher Ed Security Challenges
Brian Prince reports: Reports surfaced this week that the University of Virginia fell victim to a cyber-attack that stole nearly $1 million. Unfortunately for administrators at colleges and universities, their institutions are just as vulnerable to data breach woes as enterprises. According to reports, attackers used malware to steal online banking credentials for accounts belonging…
Investigators Find Famous DJ’s Credit Card Details for Sale
Armin Van Buuren is one of the world’s most well-known trance music DJs. He also apparently has had his credit card details stolen. Jeremy Kirk of IDG News describes how researchers from Ultrascan discovered his card details up for sale on the Internet. Read more on PCWorld.
MA Court: State's interests don't trump psychotherapist-patient privilege
Dr. Ken Pope mentioned this case on his mail list today, and I thought it might also be of interested to blog readers as it addresses whether the state’s interesting in investigating a psychiatrist trumps psychotherapist-patient privilege. Here’s the summary of this case from Massachusetts, Board of Registration in Medicine vs. John Doe, as included…