From their notice of December 1 (and no, this isn’t related to the Starwood properties’ breach disclosed recently): Kalahari Resorts recently became aware of a possible security incident involving credit and debit card data reportedly used at our food & beverage, retail and spa outlets at our Wisconsin (1305 Kalahari Dr., Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965)…
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Computer company sues gaming establishment and its employees over alleged software theft
Vimbai Chikomo reports: The owner of a computer software company in Abita Springs is suing over claims of copyright infringement. On Nov. 9, Glenn Golden, the owner of G2 Database Marketing Inc., filled a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana against Clear Advantage Marketing, Wild Rose Entertainment, Wild Rose…
Target in $39.4 mln settlement with banks over data breach
Reuters reports: Target Corp has agreed to pay $39.4 million to resolve claims by banks that said they lost money because of the retailer’s late 2013 data breach. The preliminary settlement was filed on Wednesday with the federal court in St. Paul, Minnesota, and requires court approval. It resolves claims by banks seeking to hold…
Hacker sent ‘death to the Jews’ text messages after breach in phone network
Paul Farrell reports: A hacker attempted to send more than 4m text messages saying “death to the Jews” by exploiting the network of a global telecommunications company. A Guardian investigation has revealed that data was stolen in 2013 as a result of unauthorised access to the systems of SMSGlobal, which provides messaging services for “some of the world’s…
Home Depot reaches settlement agreement with MasterCard over data breach
David Allison reports: The Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) has reached a contingent settlement with MasterCard International Inc. over the home improvement giant’s massive 2014 data breach. The deal was disclosed Nov. 30 in court filings in federal court in Atlanta. Banks have reached out to see if their members are interested in participating in…
NM: Fired by Roadrunner, former employee allegedly took revenge by hacking them and re-routing customer service calls
Kirsten Swanson reports: A Rio Rancho man was arrested for hacking his old employers and posing as a technician, even after police say they charged him with a crime. Gordon Logan is accused of hacking into the servers at Roadrunner Wireless Internet Service. He worked at the company for 16 years. Police started to investigate…