Richard Craver reports: Hanesbrands Inc. said Wednesday that a customer order database was breached by a hacker in June, compromising information for about 900,000 online and telephone customers. The hacker gained access to general customer information through the company’s website by posing as a “guest” customer checking an order, meaning they weren’t registered on the…
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Feds: Iranian hacker targeted Vermont aerodynamics firm
Mike Donaghue reports: A university student from Iran hacked into the computer system of a Vermont aerodynamics company to steal millions of dollars worth of software, according to federal authorities. Nima Golestaneh, who will celebrate his 30th birthday Thursday behind bars, has pleaded not guilty to a six-count indictment. Read more on USA Today.
China-Tied Hackers That Hit U.S. Said to Breach United Airlines
Michael Riley and Jordan Robertson report: The hackers who stole data on tens of millions of U.S. insurance holders and government employees in recent months breached another big target at around the same time — United Airlines. United, the world’s second-largest airline, detected an incursion into its computer systems in May or early June, said…
Moonpig message to customers about breach
And this, kids, is what happens when you re-use login credentials across sites. Posted on Moonpig’s site on July 26th: Late on Friday, 24 July, we became aware of a security issue whereby a number of Moonpig customer email addresses, account balance and passwords had been illegally published. As a precautionary measure, we promptly closed our…
Medical Informatics Engineering Breach Highlights Breach Notice, Privacy, And Cloud-Storage Issues
George Jenkins’ wife received a breach notification letter from Medical Informatics Engineering about their breach. And when George started investigating to find out why and how they happened to have his wife’s information, he was not happy with what he found out. Read the results of his digging and his thoughts on I’ve Been Mugged.
43 million South Koreans had their medical information leaked
Over the weekend on PogoWasRight.org, I linked to an editorial from The Korea Herald about the sale of medical information of 43 million people (nearly 90% of the Korean population). The editorial began: A company specializing in developing medical fees settlement programs used by hospitals and the Korea Pharmaceutical Information Center — which distributed free pharmacy…