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Suspected computer hack compromises Anchorage credit, debit card holders

Posted on December 23, 2009 by Dissent

Christine Kim reports: Just a simple swipe can lead to a ripple of consequences. Up to 1,000 Anchorage residents may be affected by a credit card crime. Police say it may have been a computer hack that stole the information about credit and debit card holders. Detectives are still trying to figure out who was…

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AU: Two charged over $4m Perth McDonald’s EFTPOS scam

Posted on December 22, 2009 by Dissent

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…

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Albert Gonzalez Enters Plea Agreement in Heartland, Hannaford Cases

Posted on December 21, 2009 by Dissent

Kim Zetter reports: Albert Gonzalez, who has admitted hacking into TJX and other companies, has filed a plea agreement in charges that he breached Heartland Payment Systems, Hannaford, 7-Eleven and two other companies. Under the terms of the agreement, Gonzalez, a former Secret Service informant, will plead guilty to two counts of conspiracy to gain…

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(update) RockYou admits security snafu exposed email login details

Posted on December 18, 2009 by Dissent

John Leyden reports: Social media application developer RockYou has vowed to improve its security and apply encryption following a breach that exposed 32 million user login credentials to hackers. Sensitive login credentials – stored in plain text – were left open to attack as a result of an SQL injection vulnerability in RockYou’s website. In…

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AZ: Former owner of Citrus Café arrested in Texas; faces fraud charges

Posted on December 18, 2009 by Dissent

Edythe Jensen reports: A self-proclaimed foodie and former owner of the posh Citrus Café in Chandler will likely be eating jail chow instead of escargot and chardonnay while he awaits trial on multiple theft and fraud charges. Andrew Paparella Jr., 36, was extradited to Chandler from Texas Thursday, said police spokesman David Ramer. He was…

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Laptop stolen from The Beijing Center contained applicants’ SSN

Posted on December 15, 2009 by Dissent

A laptop stolen from a locked facility at The Beijing Center for Chinese Studies on October 15th reportedly contained the names and Social Security Numbers of students who had applied to study abroad in China between 1994 and 2006. The laptop belonged to a recruiter for the center. According to a notification sent to the…

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