Greenville Online reports that The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an identity theft case and the possibility that personnel files from former Westpoint Stevens employees may have been stolen. FoxCarolina adds that law enforcement is asking former employees at the Westpoint Stevens Seneca plant to check their credit reports. A statement posted today on the…
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Talos Discovery Spotlight: Hundreds of Thousands of Google Apps Domains’ Private WHOIS Information Disclosed
Nick Biasini, Alex Chiu, Jaeson Schultz, and Craig Williams write: In mid-2013, a problem occurred that slowly began unmasking the hidden registration information for owners’ domains that had opted into WHOIS privacy protection. These domains all appear to be registered via Google App [1], using eNom as a registrar. At the time of writing this…
KHNP hacker demands money to withhold documents
WNN reports: A hacker who launched a cyber attack on Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power (KHNP) last December has released more files and demanded money in return for not exchanging sensitive information with third countries. From 15 December a group calling itself ‘Who am I = No nuclear power’ began releasing information it obtained from…
Data security glitch on Verizon Wireless exposes woman’s personal data
Joe M. Douglass reports: …Tomi told Joe she lost her phone last summer after her husband passed away in a motorcycle accident. She says she decided to give up her old phone number and ended up using her late husband’s phone instead. Last week, Tomi says three of her family members got strange, nonsensical text…
Uber sued over breach involving 50,000 drivers’ information
Daniel Siegal reports that Uber has been sued in federal court in California over the breach involving 50,000 drivers’ names and driver’s license numbers. You can read his report on Law360 if you have a subscription.
Third Circuit Questions FTC’s Data Security Authority
Kacy Brake of Alston & Bird provides her recap of oral argument in the Third Circuit FTC case against Wyndham. You can read her comments here.