This is one of the breaches in the top 10 list, where I had previously noted that some sources said 18 million were affected by the hack, while Auction claimed 10.8 million. Whatever the correct number, the online service was found not to be responsible for the breach. Joong Ang Daily Reports: A local court…
Category: Breach Incidents
Russian arrested in Kenya with 107 ATM cards
Bernard Momanyi reports from Nairobi: A man who claims to be a Russian was arrested in Nairobi on Thursday after he was found withdrawing money from an automated teller machine (ATM) while in possession of 107 fake bank cards. The man was arrested at the CFC Stanbic branch on Kimathi Street at about noon, police…
PA: Man gets 8 to 16 years for drugs, ID theft
John McManus, 37, of 103 Persimmon Drive, Delaware Township pled guilty to various drug and identity theft charges on January 11 at the Pike County Courthouse in Milford. He was sentenced by President Judge Joseph Kameen to 8 to 16 years in state prison. A jury had already been selected to try McManus on his…
NY: Perinton Mail Theft Leads to Identity Theft
Jane Flasch reports: Thieves used information stolen from a Post Office to create and cash forged checks to the tune of $75,000. Investigators say thieves stole letters mailed in late November in the outdoor blue box at the Perinton Square Post Office. Officials now believe thieves struck just once, obtaining enough mail to target 20…
CT Sues Health Net For Massive Security Breach (updated)
Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today sued Health Net of Connecticut, Inc. for failing to secure private patient medical records and financial information involving 446,000 Connecticut enrollees and promptly notify consumers endangered by the security breach. Blumenthal is also seeking a court order blocking Health Net from continued violations of HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability…
NY: Hackers pluck 8,300 customer logins from bank server (updated)
Dan Goodin reports: Hackers have stolen the login credentials for more than 8,300 customers of small New York bank after breaching its security and accessing a server that hosted its online banking system. The intrusion at Suffolk County National Bank happened over a six-day period that started on November 18, according to a release (PDF)…