Wal-Mart Canada is investigating a privacy breach at one of its Regina stores. The CBC iTeam, an investigative news unit, has learned that someone obtained the phone numbers – and photographs – of a customer who had used the photo developing machines in the east Regina location. Read more on CBC.
Category: Business Sector
Lawsuit against Barnes & Noble dismissed
Main Justice reports that a lawsuit against Barnes & Noble over their hacked pin pads has been dismissed because the plaintiffs failed to even demonstrate that their information was stolen, much less that they were harmed or experienced unreimbursed costs for an imminent jury. Plaintiffs can amend the complaint to try to demonstrate harm, but…
Two Romanian Nationals Sentenced to Prison for Scheme to Steal Payment Card Data
An update on a breach previously noted on this blog: Adrian-Tiberiu Oprea, 29, of Constanta, Romania, and Iulian Dolan, 28, of Craiova, Romania, were sentenced today to serve 15 years and seven years in prison, respectively, for participating in an international, multimillion-dollar scheme to remotely hack into and steal payment card data from hundreds of…
UK: ICO to scrutinize firms’ use of rogue private detectives
Cynthia O’Murchu and Helen Warrell report: The Information Commissioner’s Office is looking into whether companies and individuals broke the law by using private investigators convicted of illegally obtaining private data. Last week the ICO was given 20 files of material by the Serious Organised Crime Agency relating to four private investigators found guilty of “blagging”…
Dishonest employees can pretty much be found everywhere
Geoff Liesik reports on an insider breach involving an employee of Kneaders Bakery & Cafe in Provo, Utah. Read more here.
Creative Banner Assemblies notifies some customers after malware may have extracted their information
Sign-Zone Inc., dba Creative Banner Assemblies, also had a recent malware problem, it seems. They have notified 232 customers that their unencrypted names, addresses, phone numbers, and credit card numbers with CVV codes may have been extracted after malware was inserted on or about June 1. The unencrypted data were in temporary files while the…