Patrick Danner reports: Santikos Theaters Inc. is suing CBS Telephone & Data after the former vendor allegedly sought revenge for a canceled contract by hacking into the movie house’s computerized phone system and playing a message to callers saying the number was disconnected. San Antonio-based CBS is accused of hacking the entertainment company’s phones after…
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Ca: 77K accounts of Financial Giant, State Farm, leaked due to DAC Group Hack
Ryan de Souza reports: DAC Group, a Toronto-based digital & content marketing agency has suffered a security breach on their server resulting in data theft of 93,000 customer accounts — In normal circumstances it would be just another security breach but what makes this breach exceptional is the 77,000 leaked accounts from Bloomington, Illinois-based State Farm,…
Ca: Empire Life notifies customers of data breach
I don’t understand: if they detected and responded to this phishing incident in November, 2015, why are they first issuing this statement now? June 17, 2016 (Toronto, Ontario) – The Empire Life Insurance Company (Empire Life) announced today that the company is responding to a data breach that may affect a number of its customers. On…
Monsanto Says Worker Stole Data
Jacob Bunge reports: Monsanto Co. sued a former computer programmer, alleging he stole proprietary files after resigning to explore a job at a Chinese seed company. The lawsuit comes as the agriculture industry’s embrace of high-tech software and analytics, led by big companies like Monsanto and Deere & Co. as well as startups, has opened…
To the anonymous researchers who contacted me
Several weeks ago, I reported that some researchers had contacted me anonymously to give me a slew of vulnerabilities they had uncovered in their research. As a result of the FBI’s over-the-top raid on Justin Shafer, they had become scared of trying to notify entities of what they had found. They left it up to me to decide…
NJ financial advisor admits identity theft that cost clients $500k
Sergio Bichao reports: A Middletown financial advisor accused of bilking nearly 20 clients out of a half million dollars has pleaded guilty to the charges against him. Christopher D. Biello [aka Christopher Sherman], 43, is facing as many as 14 years in prison when he is sentenced Nov. 4, and may be ordered to pay…