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Five indicted in Saks Fifth Avenue customer info theft scheme

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Dissent

Following up on a previously noted breach, five people have been indicted in the acquisition and misuse of nearly two dozen  Saks Fifth Avenue customers’ information.

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Dear FTC

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Dissent

Why is THIS type of breach still happening? How many more customers will be put at risk of ID theft before Experian deals with what has been a too-frequent problem with client login credentials being misused? I reported one of these breaches in January.  I reported one in May. I filed a formal complaint asking FTC to investigate…

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UIL Holdings notifies customers after laptop stolen from vendor’s employee

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Dissent

UIL Holdings in Connecticut is notifying customers of a breach involving one of their vendors. The contractor is not named in their notification letter of September 30, which begins: We are writing to inform you of an incident that involved your personal information. On or about September 13, 2014, a thief stole a laptop computer…

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AT&T notifying customers of insider breach

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Dissent

AT&T is notifying customers after discovering that a rogue employee was accessing customer information improperly. The employee, who has since had their employment terminated,  would have been able to access customers’ name, account information, including SSN and driver’s license number, and CPNI (Customer Proprietary Network Information). From the wording of the notification letter, it sounds as…

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Hackers use Reddit to hijack 17,000 Apple computers (see update)

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Dissent

Sophie Curtis reports: Hackers are reportedly exploiting a flaw in Apple’s desktop operating system, Mac OS X, to take remote control of thousands of Apple computers around the world. Researchers at Russian antivirus company Dr Web said in a report that more than 17,000 Macs – 1,227 of which are in the UK – have been infected…

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McCordsville teen among four accused in international computer hacking ring

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Dissent

WTHR reports: A McCordsville teenager is named as one of four gamers charged by a federal grand jury in a computer hacking operation. The four are accused of breaking into the networks of well-known tech companies – including Microsoft Corporation, Epic Games Inc., Valve Corporation, Zombie Studios – as well as the U.S. Army and stealing…

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