Fox11 reports a hacking incident in GreenBay, but won’t name the company: Police are investigating after a local business’s computer network was hacked and money and information were stolen. Police did not identify the business. Officers say the hackers used a known vulnerability to get into the company’s computer system. The hackers stole personal information…
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Police probing Bell Canada data breach; up to 100,000 customers affected
Brent Lewin of Bloomberg reports: Police are investigating a new data breach at Bell Canada, which says hackers have illegally obtained customer information, primarily subscriber names and e-mail addresses. BCE Inc.-owned Bell confirmed Tuesday that up to 100,000 customers were affected by the hack, which comes about eight months after hackers accessed nearly 1.9 million…
National Stores, Inc. notifies customers that malware may have compromised payment cards
Breach affects payment cards used between July 16 and December 11, 2017 Includes names, payment card numbers, expiry date, and security codes National Stores, Inc., (“National Stores” or the “Company”) announced today that it has been the victim of a malware attack, enabling unauthorized parties to access payment card information. Immediately upon detecting the incident,…
Update on Jason’s Deli breach: 2 million impacted
There’s an update to the Jason’s Deli breach noted previously on this site. As of January 11, the firm posted on its site: On December 22, 2017, Jason’s Deli was notified by payment processors that credit card security personnel had informed it that a large quantity of payment card information had appeared for sale…
China’s cyber watchdog scolds Ant Financial over user privacy breach
Reuters reports: Jan. 10 – China’s cyber watchdog has scolded Ant Financial, Alibaba’s payment affiliate, for compromising user privacy after many users of its Alipay service were automatically enrolled in its credit scoring system. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said in a statement it had summoned Ant Financial representatives to a meeting last Saturday…
OnePlus Disables Credit Card Processing After Customers Report Fraudulent Activity
Brandon Hill reports: Yesterday, we reported that OnePlus had a potential serious security breach on its hands following reports from dozens of customers that they had experienced fraudulent activity on their credit cards after purchasing phones from the company’s website. Security firm Fidus researched the issue and found that a small vulnerability in OnePlus’ credit…