Attorneys for Resnick Investment Advisors in South Carolina have notified the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office that in June 2010, the investment firm’s network was breached. The breach was discovered on June 22, and the means of attack identified and reported to the FBI. An investigation into the incident reportedly indicated that the breach did…
Category: Breach Incidents
Former Brio Tuscan Grille employee sentenced
A former Kansas City, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court last week for stealing identity information from customers at the Plaza restaurant where he worked, then using that information to make online purchases. John David Woody, 35, of Los Angeles, Calif., formerly of Kansas City, was sentenced by U.S. Chief District Judge Fernando J….
(follow-up) AU: Alleged hacker pleads guilty to data theft
ABC News in Australia reports: An alleged computer hacker has confirmed guilty pleas to charges of theft of personal information. South Australian police alleged Anthony Scott Harrison, 21, infected more than 3,000 computers worldwide with software designed to capture bank and credit card details and had potential to infect up to 74,000 computers. Harrison has…
PA: Credit Card Scam
Ben Russell reports: The scammer posed as both a local and federal police officer. The incidents began last Friday when a man called several restaurants along the Carlisle Pike in Hampden Township. In one instance, he said his name was Officer Miller and that he was doing a fraud investigation. For the investigation, he needed…
(follow-up) NZ: Celebrities hit in Hell Pizza hack
As I’ve often argued, even just acquiring a home address in a breach can be problematic. The Hell Pizza breach may have created potential privacy problems for a number of celebrities, it seems. A pizza company’s customer database has been hacked and the details of several celebrities stolen. DJ Mike Puru, Target presenter Brooke Howard-Smith,…
University of Texas Arlington server containing medical records and SSN hacked
From UTA’s web site: The University of Texas at Arlington recently learned that one of its file servers had been compromised, which potentially exposed the prescription records of approximately 27,000 individuals to an unauthorized source. Federal and state authorities have been notified, including the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Texas Department of…