Law360 reports: An Illinois federal judge on Tuesday tossed a proposed class action alleging that Neiman Marcus Group LLC negligently failed to protect 350,000 customers’ credit card information prior to a 2013 hack into the high-end department store’s servers, ruling the plaintiffs had lacked Article III standing. Granting the defendant’s motion to dismiss, U.S. District…
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ACT testing company inadvertently releases information on Colorado Springs-area students
Debbie Kelly reports: The ACT national college entrance exam testing company is working to resolve a breach of personal information that happened last weekend involving Colorado Springs-area students. While attempting to change the test date for a Colorado Springs site on Sept. 13, the company said it inadvertently shared students’ personal information with other students….
300,000 K Box users’ information hacked and leaked by hackers protesting toll charges increase
Irene Tham reports: Attempts to fix the website of troubled karaoke bar chain K Box after the personal data of over 300,000 customers was exposed on Tuesday have led to the website being intermittently unavailable today. A company representative said its technical staff has been testing its computer systems, but did not provide details. […]…
FL: Two Arrested In Identity Theft And Tax Refund Scheme
Jacksonville, Florida – United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announced the return of an indictment charging two individuals with conspiracy to defraud the United States, multiple counts of aggravated identity theft, wire fraud, and access device fraud. Laura Butler (39) and Cherica Daniels (32), both of Jacksonville, were arrested early Thursday morning. According to…
Breach at Goodwill Vendor Lasted 18 Months
Brian Krebs reports: C&K Systems Inc., a third-party payment vendor blamed for a credit and debit card breach at more than 330 Goodwill locations nationwide, disclosed this week that the intrusion lasted more than 18 months and has impacted at least two other organizations. Read more on KrebsOnSecurity.com. I wonder when we’ll find out who the other two C&K clients were….
SG: M1 probed for ‘data breach’ over sales of new iPhone
Kelly Tay reports: M1 is being investigated by the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC), after an apparent security breach on its website on Monday compromised customers’ personal information. […] The kerfuffle began on Monday, when M1 had to suspend pre-orders for the new Apple iPhone 6 and 6 plus, after uncovering a “potential security breach”….