John Leyden reports: Organisers of the UK’s cyber security challenge committed an embarrassing email blunder by inadvertently revealing the email addresses of everyone who entered a forensics challenge to each other. A single challenge registration confirmation was CCed to everyone who entered, handing over a complete email list in the process. Read more in The Register.
Category: Business Sector
CA: Hackers Target Roseville Eateries For Credit Card Information
The hospitality sector continues to be targeted by cybercriminals. KCRA reports: Roseville police are warning people eating out in Roseville to avoid using their debit cards and to pay with cash or use credit cards. The warning is in response to a recent rash of credit card thefts connected to a multitude of Roseville eateries….
ACH Case: Headed to Trial?
Linda McClasson writes: A series of motions in the Experi-Metal vs. Comerica Bank case indicate that this high-profile ACH fraud conflict could be headed for a jury trial. Both sides have filed recent motions, with EMI requesting a jury trial and Comerica asking for a non-jury trial. The case is set to be heard after mid-November, with Nov. 16…
NY: Westchester Police Arrest Bronx Man For Credit Card Fraud
Westchester County Police along with the U.S. Secret Service have arrested a Bronx man and charged him with stealing credit card information and then using it to buy more than $100,000 worth of consumer electronics. Officials say 31 year old James Davis of Decatur Avenue used a skimming device to steal credit card information while…
SeaChange Intl notifies employees in 26 states about potential ID theft
According to a notification submitted to the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office that was obtained by DataBreaches.net, SeaChange Intl. discovered back in July that a temporary administrative assistant had stolen an employee’s identity. The temporary administrative assistant, who had access to all U.S. employees’ information because of the nature of her work, confessed and was terminated…
HEI Hotels & Resorts notifies customers of POS compromise (updated)
Lawyers for Connecticut-based HEI Hospitality (HEI Hotels & Resorts) have informed the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office that HEI discovered that a “vulnerability in an information system at certain of its hotel properties may have been exploited, and credit card information related to certain transactions occurring between March 25 and April 17, 2010 may have…