January 23, 2016 Dear customers, I am writing to let you know that one of our user databases may have been breached. Although we successfully interrupted the breach, it is still possible that user contact information may have been susceptible. The customer contact information that may have been susceptible is limited to names, contact information,…
Category: Business Sector
Wendy’s Investigating Reports of Credit Card Breach
Brian Krebs writes: Wendy’s, the nationwide chain of fast-food restaurants, says it is investigating claims of a possible credit card breach at some locations. The acknowledgment comes in response to questions from KrebsOnSecurity about banking industry sources who discovered a pattern of fraud on cards that were all recently used at various Wendy’s locations. Bob…
Hackers have stolen €50 million from an aerospace parts manufacturer
Lewis Morgan writes: Yes, €50 million. Aerospace parts manufacturer FACC posted a notice on its website last week stating, “the financial accounting department of FACC Operations GmbH was the target of cyber fraud.” Read more on IT Governance. The full text of FACC’s statement follows: On January 19, 2016 FACC AG announced that it became a victim…
Documents with Social Security numbers found in Albuquerque dumpster
KOAT reports: It’s tax season, and that means a lot of sensitive information is getting printed on a lot of pieces of paper. Action 7 News found some of that paper just lying in an Albuquerque dumpster. “I’m the one that put the stuff in there,” said Frank Shannon. “It’s 10 years old.” That stuff…
GSK Scientists Indicted For Allegedly Stealing Biopharmaceutical Trade Secrets
Another insider breach, this one involving GlaxoSmithKline, was announced by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Eastern Pennsylvania last week: An indictment was filed charging five people in an alleged scheme to steal biopharmaceutical trade secrets from pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. Charged in the conspiracy are: Yu Xue, 45,…
SCOTUS upholds Musacchio’s convictions for hacking former employer
Dan McCue reports on the Musacchio case: The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday affirmed the felony convictions of a former executive with a technology firm who unlawfully hacked his employer’s computers to steal information he then used to start his own company. Michael Musacchio, the former president of Exel Transportation Services, was convicted in May…