Kim Zetter reports that TJX hacker and Albert Gonzalez accomplice Stephen Watt was sentenced today to two years for his role in what the feds are calling “the largest identity theft in our Nation’s history.” Read more on Threat Level.
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AU: Two charged over $4m Perth McDonald’s EFTPOS scam
Glenn Cordingley reports: Two people have been arrested over an EFTPOS skimming scam in which $4 million was stolen from the accounts of McDonald’s customers in WA [Western Australia]. […] The first man, a 36-year-old British citizen who lives in United Kingdom, was arrested on Monday and appeared in the Parramatta Local Court yesterday where…
Press Release: Citi Says Its Systems Were Not Breached
For Immediate Release Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) December 22, 2009 Citi Says Its Systems Were Not Breached NEW YORK – In response to an inaccurate story today by The Wall Street Journal on Citi’s cyber security, Citi issued the following statement: Allegations reported today by The Wall Street Journal of a breach of Citi systems…
Texas to destroy baby blood taken without consent
Jay Root of the Associated Press reports: Texas health authorities will destroy as many as four million blood samples taken from babies without parental consent and stored indefinitely for scientific research. The Texas Department of State Health Services announced Tuesday it would destroy the samples after settling a federal lawsuit filed by the Texas Civil…
Ca: Health records of thousands lost in Durham
Carola Vyhnak reports: Personal health information for 83,524 people has gone astray with the loss of a USB key in Durham Region. The device contained data collected from everyone who attended H1N1 or seasonal flu vaccination clinics in the region between Oct. 23 and Dec. 15. It was lost on regional headquarters property at Rossland…
WSJ report on Citigroup hack disputed by Citigroup
Siobhan Gorman and Evan Perez of the Wall Street Journal report: The Federal Bureau of Investigation is probing a computer-security breach targeting Citigroup Inc. that resulted in a theft of tens of millions of dollars by computer hackers who appear linked to a Russian cyber gang, according to government officials…… The Citibank attack was detected…