KTVA in Anchorage reports: Information found on GCI employees’ W-2 forms was stolen in an apparent phishing scam in February, according to the company. In an email Friday, GCI President Greg Chapados explained the information was accessed by someone claiming to be an employee of GCI. The individual, purporting to be GCI’s chief financial officer,…
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Cumbrian hacker’s cyber attack forced Moonpig to close website on three continents in 2015
Moonpig.com has had two security incidents that I’ve previously noted on this site, but a matter before a UK court now involving an attack in July, 2015, does not match what Moonpig.com described in its July 26, 2015 statement. Is this a different (third) incident or just a very different version of what happened in July, 2015? News…
South Korean police investigating alleged ISIS hacking
Yonhap News reports that officials have launched an investigation into whether an Islamic State militant group hacked a South Korean firm’s computer network. Data on 20 South Koreans was reportedly acquired in the attack. Although the company was not named, Yonhap reports: The company, which provides a news-clipping service, appears to have come under a hacking attack…
Rosen Hotels & Resorts notifies guests of payment card breach that began in 2014
Having to disclose a breach to your customers…. and a breach that began in 2014 and continued until recently… is not a task I’d relish. Here’s the notice from Rosen Hotels & Resorts, who have seven properties in the Orlando area: March 4, 2016 California residents please click here Rosen Hotels & Resorts Inc. (RH&R) values…
Mansueto Ventures hacked, employees of Inc., Fast Company become tax fraud victims
Keith J. Kelly reports: Mansueto Ventures, publisher of Inc. and Fast Company magazines, was the victim of a massive data breach that exposed employees’ wage information and Social Security numbers to hackers. The hackers have already used the illegally obtained information to file fraudulent federal and state tax returns, one worker said. Read more on…
IE: Mobile phone company Three suffers data protection breach
Business Post reports: Mobile phone company Three suffered a data protection breach today that saw dozens of its business customers’ billing data exposed. The Sunday Business Post understand the breach occurred when the businesses in question requested additional copies of their bills, which were subsequently sent to the wrong addresses. Read more on Business Post.