Update and Correction: The hacker(s) is/are likely not Russian, but Canadian. If you’ve been employed by Detour Gold at any time since 2007, your personal information may already have been acquired and dumped by Russian hackers – including your name, date of birth, salary information, employment details, and Social Insurance Number. And if your employment…
Category: Business Sector
Bits ‘n Pieces
Recaps of a few more breach reports I recently read: Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School in New Hampshire joined the ranks of those who have made email attachment errors that exposed employee information to other employees and staff. Information in the spreadsheet included information on current and former employees: names, gender, Social Security numbers, benefit…
Infosys salary accounts hacked
Nikhila Henry reports: In a case of internet fraud, the salary accounts of more than 23 employees of software major, Infosys, in several cities across the country were hacked and money siphoned off in May this year. The fraud has forced ICICI, the official bank of the company to refund the amounts. Sources said that…
Mid-America Apartment Communities employee busted for attempting to sell residents’ info
A Mid-America Apartment Communities employee who was caught selling current and former residents’ and applicants’ personal information to an undercover federal agent has led the Memphis-based firm to notify all those whose details the employee had access to – details that included names, addresses, driver’s license numbers, Social Security numbers, and bank account details. Through their…
Experts: Hacking of Astros wasn’t advanced, but team’s computer defenses weren’t either
Evan Drellich reports: Both the offender and victim in professional sports’ first hacking scandal might share one trait: a lack of sophistication. Whoever made their way to private Astros information did not appear to do so with an advanced method of entry or cover-up beyond the capacity of any professional programmer. […] At the same…
Lawyers and ethical hackers weigh in on Astros hack
Robert Patrick interviews a number of attorneys and white-hat hackers about whether the government is likely to pursue charges under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act in this piece in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.