The Target breach is having some effects we might not normally anticipate. Stephen Dean reports that the bank that issues debit cards used for state unemployment benefits has been so tied up reissuing credit and debit cards from the Target breach that people waiting for unemployment debit cards have been delayed in receiving them. And…
Category: Business Sector
Neiman Marcus Wants Data Breach Class Action Lawsuit Killed
idRADAR reports that (no surprise) Neiman Marcus has moved to dismiss a potential class action lawsuit stemming from its recently disclosed data breach. Unlike other lawsuits where lead plaintiffs haven’t even experienced any fraudulent use of their data, the plaintiff in this case had incurred fraudulent charges on her card – which she attributes to…
NY: Another arrest in Golden Town Buffet skimming case
Albany Times Union reports the latest development in a card skimming case that affected customers at the Golden Town Buffet last summer; A Manhattan man was arrested in an investigation into credit-card skimming at a Glenmont restaurant, town police said Thursday. In August, authorities used a search warrant at Golden Town Buffet on Route 9W as…
Paragon Benefits employee pleads guilty to stealing TSYS and Kelley Mfg. employee data
Brittany Dionne reports the update to a case previously noted on this blog: The man accused of identity theft of more than 5,000 people at TSYS has pleaded guilty. Drew Johnson pleaded guilty to Unlawful Transfer and Possession or Use of a Means of Identification this morning at the federal courthouse in Columbus. The 26-year-old…
Thousands hit in Tesco.com attack
Mark Ward reports: Tesco has deactivated customers’ internet accounts after their login names and passwords were shared online. The list of more than 2,000 Tesco.com accounts was posted to a popular text-sharing site earlier on Thursday. The supermarket giant said the data had been compiled by hackers using details stolen from other sites. A small…
Employees’ personal information compromised in Las Vegas Sands hacking (Updated)
Christopher Palmeri reports: Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS), the world’s largest casino operator, was attacked by hackers who defaced at least one company website and posted personal information about employees. The unidentified intruders temporarily took over the home page of the Sands Casino Resort in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, posting statements criticizing Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Sheldon…