From MacKeeper Security Research Center: This week legendary rocker and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Member Joan Jett had an unfortunate reminder of how important cyber security and data protection is in today’s digital world. On Dec 1st the MacKeeper Security Research Center discovered Joan Jett’s BlackHeart Records leaking hundreds of gigabytes of data…
Category: Business Sector
Former Cardinals scouting director sentenced to 46 months in prison for hacking Astros
Juan A. Lozano of AP reports: A federal judge sentenced the former scouting director of the St. Louis Cardinals to nearly four years in prison Monday for hacking the Houston Astros’ player personnel database and email system in an unusual case of high-tech cheating involving two Major League Baseball clubs. Christopher Correa had pleaded guilty…
Zitius apologises for consumer data leak
Seen on Telecompaper: Telia Company subsidiary Zitius Service Delivery has apologised after a list of other operators’ broadband customers’ personal details was accidentally sent to a handful of its service suppliers. It said the customers affected came from a limited geographic area, and that the accidental recipients are reputable and professional operators. Zitius recognised that…
DBS staff arrested over customer data leaks
Duan Ting reports: More than 20 DBS current and previous employees including directors in the direct sales team have been arrested over leaks of customers’ personal information to third parties for loan promotions. The arrests come after the case was investigated by the city’s graft-buster. According to the local media, customers’ private information was leaked…
Chicago Law Firm Accused of Lax Data Security in Lawsuit
Gabe Friedman reports: A federal judge on Friday unveiled a long sealed proposed class-action complaint that accused the law firm, Johnson & Bell, of failing to take adequate steps to protect the data on its servers. The case is currently proceeding in confidential arbitration and the complaint was filed in April by the plaintiff’s firm Edelson P.C. on behalf…
UK: KFC warns 1.2 million Colonel’s Club loyalty scheme members of data breach after website hacked
Richard Wheatstone reports: KFC has warned 1.2 million customers in its Colonel’s Club loyalty scheme that their data may have been breached in a hacking attack. The fast food giant e-mailed customers this afternoon advising them to change their passwords and take precautions over other online accounts. Read more on The Mirror.