TNN reports: The Chatushrungi police have booked three office-bearers of a software company here for allegedly stealing data and vital information of a start-up IT company. The owner of the company, Abhay Ramchandra Dani (43) of Aundh, had lodged a complaint last week. In his complaint, Dani said he was the managing director of Technovate Consultancy Services, which provides online health…
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Seleznev’s laptop held 1.7 million stolen credit card numbers, says prosecutor
Martha Bellisle of AP reports: When U.S. federal agents arrested a Russian man in the Maldives in 2014, they found 1.7 million stolen credit card numbers on his laptop computer, a federal prosecutor told the jury during opening statements. That was “1.7 million people who had eaten at the wrong restaurant and their personal information…
Virgin Mobile privacy breach sees customers getting access to strangers’ voicemails
Michelle Starr reports: A privacy breach seems to be underway at Virgin Mobile. Customers attempting to access their voicemail messages are instead getting access to the voicemail messages of other people. When dialling the 212 number used by Virgin Mobile that allows access to your own voicemail box, Virgin Mobile customers are instead reporting that…
Thousands of Guests’ Data May Have Been Hacked at Starwood, Marriott, Hyatt Hotels
What, again? Reuters reports: A data breach at 20 U.S. hotels operated by HEI Hotels & Resorts for Starwood, Marriott, Hyatt and Intercontinental may have divulged payment card data from tens of thousands of food, drink and other transactions, HEI said on Sunday. The breach follows similar attacks at Hyatt Hotels and Starwood Hotels &…
Two Kentucky Men Sentenced to Prison for Stolen Identity Refund Fraud
Aug. 12 – Two Kentucky men were sentenced to between five and more than six years in prison today after pleading guilty in April and May to conspiring to defraud the United States, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo, head of the Justice Department’s Tax Division,…
Pelosi bombarded with ‘obscene and sick’ calls, texts after cyber attack
As I’ve repeatedly noted over the years, sometimes even just contact info can pose problems for people if it is breached. Erin Kelly reports: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Saturday that she has been bombarded with “obscene and sick calls, voice mails and text messages” after her personal contact information was posted online Friday night in the wake of…