With over 30 class-action lawsuits already filed against them, David Allison reports that the Home Depot breach may result in an epic court battle, starting with where the multi-district litigation will be consolidated and heard. But other than the sheer numbers involved (56 million payment cards and 53 million email addresses), is there really anything…
Category: Business Sector
FL: Key Largo resort staff accused of stealing from guests
David Goodhue reports: Workers at a popular Islamorada resort are accused of stealing guests’ credit card information and using it for personal shopping sprees. Victims identified by police and hotel management reported a total of $4,186.97 in fraudulent charges. The alleged ringleader of the operation, Anthony Burley, 38, reportedly used his and other employees’ passwords…
Hotel Website Booking.Com Targeted by Phishing Scammers
I’m having deja vu because I could have sworn I had already reported this type of scam on this blog, but since I can’t find it now…. Aaron Akinyemi reports: Up to 10,000 customers of the hotel booking website Booking.com have been the victims of scammers using fraudulently obtained email addresses to steal thousands of…
Email addresses of 4,000 New Brunswickers released by Skillsoft in cc: gaffe
CBC News reports that Skillsoft, a company that develops and manages professional courses the government offers online through SkillsNB, exposed more than 4,000 New Brunswickers’ email addresses by accidentally using the cc: field in an email, instead of the bcc: field.
Orange Romania fined with RON 10,000 by data protection body
Telecompaper reports: Orange Romania was fined with RON 10,000 by data protection authorities for failing to comply with the obligations concerning the application of security measures and keeping the confidentiality of end-users’ personal phone data, according to local paper Hotnews.ro. The operator was sanctioned after a customer sent a complaint saying that his replacement phone…
Home Depot says 53 million more email addresses stolen; retailers urge Congress to pass data breach law
Reuters reports: Home Depot Inc, the world’s largest home improvement chain, said about 53 million more email addresses were taken during a recent breach of its payment data systems. […] Home Depot said the stolen files that contained the additional email addresses did not include passwords, payment card information or other sensitive personal information. Criminals…