When we think about consequences of hacks or breaches, let’s not lose sight that people may lose their jobs simply because their data was caught up in an incident – even if there was no evidence that their information was misused. idRADAR.com has a good example of that in the aftermath of the PayTime hack….
Category: Breach Incidents
Rowan Companies notifies employees, vendors, and contractors of system intrusion
Rowan Companies in Houston, Texas reports that on May 13, they detected an intrusion into their system that contained employee and non-employee vendor and contractor personal information. According to their notification to the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office, they also received some reports of misuse of personal credit card, PayPal accounts, and bank account information. Although…
Liquidnet settles with the SEC over dark pool data breaches
New York-based brokerage firm Liquidnet has agreed to pay a $2m settlement fee to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over shortcomings in how the dark-pool owner guarded private data about firms using its platform. The investigations, which date back to 2011, found that the firm improperly allowed its Equity Capital Markets (ECM) desk, a…
Former restaurant employee charged with stealing customer info
Hospitality sector continues to pose a huge risk to the security of our payment card info, and insiders are often involved: A former restaurant employee is accused of stealing customers’ credit card information then using it to pay her own bills. Authorities charged Jolene Weisheit with fraud. Investigators say she used to work at the…
U.S. Military Says South Korea Databases Hacked, Personal Data Stolen
Cassandra Vinograd reports: The U.S. military said Thursday that a hacking attack may have stolen the personal data of more than 16,000 South Koreans employed by American forces. U.S. Forces Korea said in a statement that learned on May 28 that two databases storing personal information had been compromised. “No military or defense-related classified information…
ICO slaps Student Loans Company after multiple breaches
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has criticised the Student Loans Company Limited after a series of data breaches involving customers’ records. The business reported several incidents where information held about customers, including medical details and a psychological assessment, had been sent to the wrong people. An ICO investigation found that not enough checks were carried…