Catalin Cimpanu reports: Last week we reported on a data breach that forced Bitcoin trader ShapeShift to temporarily shut down operations. In an update provided on Reddit, ShapeShift CEO, Erik Voorhees, says the attacker had help from a company employee. “Since the investigation into the ShapeShift hack last week started, we had suspicion that someone previously on…
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RI: ABC6 Personnel Record Breach Leads to State Police Investigation, 4 Fired and 3 Suspended
GoLocalProv reports: A breach of highly confidential personnel records at ABC6 has lead to an investigation by the Rhode Island State Police, the firing for four members of the news organization and three suspensions. Included in the firings is Alexandra Cowley, the anchor for the evening news and an emerging star in the Providence television…
Seventh Circuit revives data breach lawsuit against P.F. Chang’s
Samantha Bomkamp reports that the Seventh Circuit has done it again when it comes to allowing data breach lawsuits to go forward: A lawsuit over a 2014 data breach at P.F. Chang’s has been revived by an appeals court, which said two plaintiffs have shown enough evidence to pursue their claim. Two Illinois men, John…
Lizard Squad claims responsibility Blizzard DDoS attack; employee personal information leaked, games offline
US Blizzard #Offline – WoW #Offline, Diablo 3 #Offline, Starcraft 2 #Offline, Hearthstone #Offline @fbiarelosers @AppleJ4ckxoxo — Lizard Squad (@LizardLands) April 14, 2016 EU Blizzard #Offline – WoW #Offline, Diablo 3 #Offline, Starcraft 2 #Offline, Hearthstone #Offline @fbiarelosers @AppleJ4ckxoxo — Lizard Squad (@LizardLands) April 14, 2016 Atle Williatham reports: … Last night, Blizzard became…
KY: Documents Containing Personal Info Found Outside Payday Loan Business
Thousands of documents containing personal and financial information were found unshredded and scattered behind the Money Now payday loan business on Taylor Boulevard. Boxes of financial records were found by another business owner in the same strip center who began alerting people he had their information. Read more on WAVE3.
Documents containing personal information found in lot
KTRK in Texas reports that Megatel Builders is denying claims about what was in documents found outside a model home: League City police are investigating exactly what was in paperwork left beside a subdivision model home. Neighbors say it contained copies of driver licenses, cancelled checks, and home sale contracts. A builder’s representative said it contained…