Vulnerable Disclosures writes: Looks like they still are having issues. While they haven’t noted any breaches we are pretty sure from what we have been seeing on our systems and sensors that they have an issue. UPDATE: Within minutes of the report the University of Utah has begun the process to research this issue. Apparently this…
Category: Breach Incidents
Anonymous Claims Hack of Israeli Arms Importer, Fab-Defense; Leaks Massive Client Login Data
Waqas reports: Online hacktivist Anonymous has breached into the website of an Israeli arm importer and manufacture Fab-Defense (fab-defense.com) and leaked login credentials plus personal details of its local and international clients/customers, including some government officers. The latest cyber attack was conducted under the banner of OpIsrael. After analyzing we found out that data is legit and…
MS: Former consultant arrested for copying and selling data
In today’s installment of The Threat Among Us, a consultant copies his employer’s data and then allegedly sells it to another business, despite having a confidentiality agreement in place. The FBI reports that on April 8, 2015, members of the Jackson FBI’s Cyber Task Force arrested Thomas A. Wotring, age 28. The arrest was made…
Unauthorized access on Minnesota CHOICE site
Oops. Krystal Frazier reports: The Minnesota Department of Corrections has found an error on the Minnesota CHOICE site which allowed 151 people who self-identified as criminal justice professionals, unauthorized access to the names and contact information of up to 7,000 individuals who have registered to use the site. Read more on NorthlandNewsCenter.com.
Ca: Northwestel customer information exposed on website
CBC reports Northwestel has contacted 25 people to apologize after information from customer requests for digital TV was exposed on its website. The information may have included phone numbers as well as postal and e-mail addresses. Read more on CBC.
Has the Premera breach resulted in tax refund fraud?
While some Connecticut residents are blaming the Anthem breach after becoming victims of tax refund fraud (a causal claim that Anthem denies) and some faculty at North Dakota State University wonder if the university’s breach last year is the cause of the tax refund fraud they’re experiencing (a causal claim that NDSU denies), some physicians and dentists…