ACCOUNT SECURITY NOTICE ShowTix4U recently became aware of a potential security incident possibly affecting the personal information of certain individuals who made a payment card purchase on the ShowTix4U.com website. We are providing this notice as a precaution to inform potentially affected individuals about the incident and to call your attention to some steps you…
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American Express, Mastercard fine Rosen Hotel in data breach, lawsuit says
Paul Brinkmann reports: An insurance company for Rosen Hotels & Resorts has filed a lawsuit claiming Rosen is not covered for more than $2.4 million in damages related to a data breach announced last year. And the costs could be more than that, if Rosen faces legal claims from customers, according to the lawsuit. […]…
Law Firm Sues Former Lawyer, Alleging He Stole Client Information and Operated His Own Firm on the Side
Brenda Sapino Jeffreys reports: Houston intellectual property and trial firm Matthews, Lawson, McCutcheon & Joseph has sued former lawyer Erik Osterrieder, alleging the patent attorney “stole and secreted off-site in his personal law firm” confidential client information, and in one instance took a client’s information and then set that client up to be represented by…
Important: Notification of data breach on FIRST Forums
As seen on their site today: Dear FIRST® Participant, We wish to inform you of an event that may affect the security of your username and password on our FIRST forums. What happened? On March 6, 2017, FIRST received a report of suspicious activity for two externally hosted websites – the FIRST Forum (forums.usfirst.org) and FIRST…
Vermont Department of Labor details data security breach at third party Vendor
America’s Joblink Alliance – a provider of the nationwide web-based database Joblink, which is used by the State of Vermont – has notified the State that the job seeker functionality of its website was compromised by a malicious software. The Joblink system, which is also used by nine other states, is a standalone system and…
Hackers: We Will Remotely Wipe iPhones Unless Apple Pays Ransom
Joseph Cox reports: A hacker or group of hackers is apparently trying to extort Apple over alleged access to a large cache of iCloud and other Apple email accounts. The hackers, who identified themselves as ‘Turkish Crime Family’, demanded $75,000 in Bitcoin or Ethereum, another increasingly popular crypto-currency, or $100,000 worth of iTunes gift cards…