Both Gemini Advisory and KrebsOnSecurity caught this one quickly. From Gemini Advisory: Joker’s Stash began uploading records as advertised on January 27. The breach was titled “BIGBADABOOM-III” and appeared in four different bases. The records included the state geolocation information, but not the city or ZIP Code as previously announced. The listed geolocation data for…
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‘SuperCasino’ Breached by Hackers and Customer Info Leaked
Bill Toulas reports: The online gambling platform is known as ‘SuperCasino’ has experienced a data breach that exposed sensitive information belonging to its customers. The incident came to light after several registered users received an email from SuperCasino which informed them about the leak. The organization claims that the people’s financial details such as credit cards, payment…
PH: PSA ends Teleserv deal over data breach complaints
Ben O. de Vera reports: The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has terminated its agreement with online and phone services provider Pilipinas Teleserv Inc., which it blamed for two complaints of data privacy breach before the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC). Read more on Inquirer.net
Chasing Soccer’s Secrets, Hacker Found Those of Africa’s Richest Woman, Too
Tariq Panja reports: The Portuguese fan was looking for soccer’s secrets when he began hacking into the legal and financial networks supporting the game’s multibillion-dollar industry five years ago. For years, he plundered internal documents and secret agreements, unmasking questionable practices — and even criminality — by lawyers and players and teams, and then published…
H&M’s data leak in Germany “in legal examination”
Angela Gonzalez-Rodriguez reports: New York – Fashion retailer H&M (HMb.ST) said on Saturday that data security breaches found at its German unit were unacceptable and it was cooperating with the local data protection supervisory authority in its investigation into the matter. […] In October last year, the ‘Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung‘ reported that personal data of…
Augusta man accused of computer hacking granted bond
Sandy Hodson reported this on January 21st: An Augusta man accused of selling personal identity information on the dark web that he allegedly stole from employers was arrested Friday. […] The investigation also uncovered the sale of personal identity information gathered from TaxSlayer, where Britt was working until his arrest. He is on unpaid leave…