Justin Jouvenal has an update on a case previously reported on this site in May: Twin brothers from Springfield have pleaded guilty in federal court in Alexandria to a series of computer hacking schemes that involved stealing credit card information, breaking into State Department computers and obtaining data from a private company. Muneeb and Sohaib Akhter,…
Category: Business Sector
TN: Manchester Hotel Hospitality first notifies customers of breach IHG knew about months ago
On May 7, this site reported: It seems Six Continents Hotels (InterContinental Hotel Groups) was notified earlier this year by the Secret Service that some of its hotels had suffered a data security breach. One of the hotels IHG subsequently notified was Cities Service (Holiday Inn Express & Suites in Sulphur, Louisiana). IHG alerted them on February…
AU: Privacy Commissioner investigating iiNet data breach
Hamish Barwick reports: Australian Privacy Commissioner Timothy Pilgrim has opened an investigation into an alleged data breach involving iiNet subsidiary Westnet. The data breach allegedly occurred earlier this month after a hacker compromised a database containing the personal information of some Westnet customers and offered the information for sale online. Read more on Computerworld.
Expedia warns users about ‘unauthorized access’ of name, phone, email and booking info
Bob Sullivan reports: Some Expedia.com customers are getting emails from the firm warning that a would-be criminal has obtained “unauthorized access … (to) your name, phone number, email address and travel booking.” The details are being used in an attempt to trick customers into sharing even more personal information, the firm says. […] Sarah Gavin, head…
MO: Cellphone repair shop employee arrested for invasion of privacy
Joe McLean reports: A Jefferson City man faces charges of taking and sharing explicit photos of several women. A woman told Jefferson City police on June 11 that sexually explicit photos of her were shared with a group of people without her consent. The victim had recently taken her cellphone to iRepair, a cellphone repair…
Florida telemarketer, under FTC watch, suffers data breach
Jeremy Kirk reports: A Florida-based computer tech support call center has suffered a data breach, with customer records being abused by fraudsters trying to get access to online bank accounts. The data breach is the latest problem for Advanced Tech Support, an inbound call center based in Boca Raton, which is run by Inbound Call Experts. Read…