Andrea Day reports that files found tossed in a dumpster behind a strip mall on Long Island were from the Huntington Learning Center in East Northport. The woman who found the files said she couldn’t believe what she found in the trash bins behind the store where she works. The files had ages, work numbers, and…
Category: Breach Incidents
Cn: Bank details on the web
Jia Feishang reports: China’s biggest search engine, Baidu, removed files containing the personal details of thousands of locals from its document-sharing platform yesterday, following public outcry over the breach of privacy. But although those files were deleted, people’s personal information can easily be found on the Internet. Shanghai Daily has discovered similar documents online, including…
Briar Group restaurant chain to pay $110K for data security breach; must comply with PCIDSS
Jenn Abelson reports: The Briar Group LLC, which runs Ned Devine’s, the Green Briar, The Lenox, and other popular restaurants, has agreed to pay $110,000 to resolve allegations that the Boston chain failed to take reasonable steps to protect diners’ personal information and put at risk tens of thousands of credit and debit card information….
MySQL.com Database Compromised By Blind SQL Injection
Simon writes: An email was sent out earlier today on the Full-Disclosure mailing list, detailing the compromise of numerous MySQL websites along with portions of their database containing usernames and passwords. […] The email sent to Full Disclosure lists out all the databases, tables and even some password hashes for the users at MySQL.com. There…
A few ICO undertakings that flew under the radar
I thought that whenever the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) had an entity sign an undertaking to improve data security or privacy protective practices, the office issued a press release. But thanks to Stewart Room, I’ve learned that that’s not necessarily the case. Stewart alerted us all to a recently signed undertaking that involved a…
Glazers take legal action against Manchester United fan after web leak of corporate clients
The Glazers’ reputation at Manchester United is set to take another battering after it emerged the club are suing one supporter who took action to oppose the under-fire owners. Lawyers acting for United filed a writ at the High Court accusing Thomas McKenna of damaging their business by publishing names and addresses of hundreds of their…