The Verizon breach analysis report released this past week reported declines in 2009 in both the number of records compromised and the number of breaches Verizon was asked to investigate. Their reported decline in number of breaches has some confirmation in reports from the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse and the Identity Theft Resource Center, who…
Author: Dissent
HHS Dismisses AHF Complaint, Closes AIM Investigation
Oleh writes: The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the main group attempting to force adult performers to use condoms and dental dams (and possibly goggles) in every sex scene, has just been handed a setback by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which has ruled that its Office of Civil Rights (OCR) has…
AVG uncovers new data-stealing Mumba botnet
Jeremy Kirk reports: Researchers at AVG have uncovered a botnet that has been harvesting personal information and uses the latest version of the Zeus code, underscoring the widespread use of the sophisticated malware. Dubbed the Mumba botnet, the campaign infected more than 35,000 computers when it started at the end of April, according to a…
Recent computer thefts at Montefiore affected 39,000
As a brief update on the Montefiore Medical Center breaches reported previously: According to a hospital spokesperson with whom I spoke today, the Finance Department theft affected 16,000 patients, while the School Health Program theft affected 23,000 students and their families. No arrest has been made in either case yet. The hospital declined to be…
New ID theft targets kids’ SS numbers
Bill Draper of the Associated Press reports: …. Hundreds of online businesses are using computers to find dormant Social Security numbers — usually those assigned to children who don’t use them — then selling those numbers under another name to help people establish phony credit and run up huge debts they will never pay off….
Texas Firm Blames Bank for $50,000 Cyber Heist
Brian Krebs reports: A business telephone equipment company in Texas is trying to force its bank into a settlement over an attack by organized cyber thieves last year that cost the company $50,000. Attorneys for Dallas-based Hi-Line Supply Inc. recently convinced a state court to require depositions from officials at Community Bank, Inc. of Rockwall,…