Jeff John Roberts reports: Home Depot has taken another step to move on from its colossal 2014 data breach, which involved hackers stealing email or credit card information from more than 50 million customers by infiltrating self check-out terminals. In a new settlement with dozens of banks, the retailer has agreed to pay $25 million for damages they incurred…
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NV: Personal info found in files dumped on sidewalk
Tom George A large bag with files including names, addresses, and social security numbers was found left in a bag on a sidewalk near Charleston and Eastern. Our 13 Action News morning crew was in the area working on a home invasion story, when they noticed a large black trash bag left on the sidewalk…
Fort Myers man arrested, charged with cyber attack on Calif. software company
Melissa Montoya reports: A 29-year-old Fort Myers man was arrested after an FBI investigation found he allegedly shut down a San Diego software company’s website. Gerard “Jerry” M. McTear III was taken into custody Friday, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. He allegedly took the website down on June 6, 2016 and told them he would…
Payments Giant Verifone Investigating Breach Affecting Gas Stations
Brian Krebs reports: Credit and debit card payments giant Verifone [NYSE: PAY] is investigating a breach of its internal computer networks that appears to have impacted a number of companies running its point-of-sale solutions, according to sources. Verifone says the extent of the breach was limited to its corporate network and that its payment services network was not…
Solarwinds sends customers each others’ complete client lists
Alexander J. Martin reports: Software company Solarwinds, which sells IT management tools, has infuriated customers after a faulty alert exposed customers’ entire client lists to their competitors. An unspecified issue affecting the Texas-based business’ RemoteManagement tool, which it gained after acquiring Dundee-based LogicNow, led to a mass leaking of business data last Friday morning. Read…
Data firm behind Trump victory hits back at Brexit data breach allegations
Karen Gilchrist reports: The data analytics firm employed by U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign team has hit back at allegations that it may have breached data protection rights during the U.K.’s EU referendum. Cambridge Analytica came under fire over the weekend after it was cited at the center of a probe by the U.K.’s data privacy watchdog…