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Vermont Fish and Wildlife reports license data breach

Posted on June 14, 2016 by Dissent

From the notice on their web site: The Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife (FWD) is posting this notice because of a suspected security breach related to the on-line purchase of licenses and tags from the Department. The Department values the relationship we have with our customers and understands the importance of protecting customer information….

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There’s the Beef: Wendy’s Breach Numbers About to Get Much Meatier

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Dissent

Brian Krebs reports: When news broke last month that the credit card breach at fast food chain Wendy’s impacted fewer than 300 out of the company’s 5,800 locations, the response from many readers was, “Where’s the Breach?” Today, Wendy’s said the number of stores impacted by the breach is “significantly higher” and that the intrusion may not yet be contained. Read more…

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MO: Governor Jay Nixon Signs Identiy Theft Bill Into Law

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Dissent

Governor Jay Nixon signed several bills into law, including one designed to prevent identity theft. The measure makes it a class A misdemeanor to possess stolen credit card information or devises, even if the info or devise has not been used after being stolen.  In a written statement, Nixon praised lawmakers for passing the bill,…

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Banks: Credit Card Breach at CiCi’s Pizza

Posted on June 4, 2016 by Dissent

Brian Krebs reports: CiCi’s Pizza, an American fast food business based in Coppell, Texas with more than 500 stores in 35 states, appears to be the latest restaurant chain to struggle with a credit card breach. The data available so far suggests that hackers obtained access to card data at affected restaurants by posing as technical…

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If you haven’t enabled the chip reader yet, fraudulent charges may not be reimbursed

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Dissent

I’m not really surprised by a story I read today, as I go to a lot of businesses that tell me they still haven’t enabled the chip reader on their Point of Sale (POS) systems, but this is the first time I’ve actually seen a report of a business penalized it for it by a bank….

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Romanian Hacker “Guccifer” Pleads Guilty to Computer Hacking Crimes

Posted on May 25, 2016 by Dissent

As expected: Marcel Lehel Lazar, 44, of Arad, Romania, a hacker who used the online moniker “Guccifer,” pleaded guilty today to unauthorized access to a protected computer and aggravated identity theft. In a statement of facts filed with his plea agreement, Lazar admitted that from at least October 2012 to January 2014, he intentionally gained…

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