Mathew Richards reports: Following a five-day trial, a Dallas man was convicted on Friday on charges for computer fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with his hacking of a New York-based technology company, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 30-year-old Tyler C. King…
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Hackers Breach ZoneAlarm’s Forum Site — Outdated vBulletin to Blame
Swati Khandelwal reports: ZoneAlarm, an internet security software company owned by Israeli cybersecurity firm Check Point Technologies, has suffered a data breach exposing data of its discussion forum users, the company confirmed The Hacker News. With nearly 100 million downloads, ZoneAlarm offers antivirus software, firewall, and additional virus protection solutions to home PC users, small…
Judiciary leaks personnel data of company in cocaine investigation; workers terrified
Janene Pieters reports: Personnel data from a fruit wholesaler in Hedel, Gelderland accidentally ended up in the criminal file of a major cocaine investigation, the Public Prosecution Service in Oost-Nederland confirmed. In a statement, the Prosecutor said it regrets the state of affairs, stressing that there have never been indications that people were in immediate…
Utah Company Settles FTC Allegations it Failed to Safeguard Consumer Data
The FTC announced a settlement in a data security enforcement action against InfoTrax Systems, L.C. and its former CEO, Mark Rawlins. Here is their press release, below, followed by InfoTrax’s comments on the settlement: A Utah-based technology company has agreed to implement a comprehensive data security program to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that the…
Gaping ‘hole’ in Qualcomm’s Secure World mobile vault leaked sensitive data
Charlie Osborne reports: A severe “hole” in the Qualcomm Secure World virtual processor, now patched, has been disclosed by researchers. According to cybersecurity researchers from Check Point, the Secure World safe compartment — used to house sensitive data in our mobile devices — could be exploited to leak financial information. Read more on ZDNet.
UK Info Commish quietly urged court to swat away 100k Morrisons data breach sueball
Gareth Corfield reports: The UK’s Information Commissioner urged the Court of Appeal to side with Morrisons in the supermarket’s battle to avoid liability for the theft and leaking of nearly 100,000 employees’ payroll details – despite not having read the employees’ legal arguments. A letter (PDF) sent to the Court of Appeal in May 2018…