It appears today that Techworm.in has fallen for another one of AnonGhosts False leaks. The most recent leak, published here, is claimed to be from webmasters accounts from israel yet the data is conflicting . here is what i have found so far without being able to check old archives for exact matches. So here…
Category: Breach Incidents
Final re-Analysis of the britam defense leak files
Back in January i did a story on a leak that was claimed to be from britam defence. Since then the story has gone down some shady paths with daily mail being sued by britam defence to removed an article relating to the incident, infowars also picked up the story and has now recently removed…
Ca: Wal-Mart investigates privacy breach at Regina store
Wal-Mart Canada is investigating a privacy breach at one of its Regina stores. The CBC iTeam, an investigative news unit, has learned that someone obtained the phone numbers – and photographs – of a customer who had used the photo developing machines in the east Regina location. Read more on CBC.
Lawsuit against Barnes & Noble dismissed
Main Justice reports that a lawsuit against Barnes & Noble over their hacked pin pads has been dismissed because the plaintiffs failed to even demonstrate that their information was stolen, much less that they were harmed or experienced unreimbursed costs for an imminent jury. Plaintiffs can amend the complaint to try to demonstrate harm, but…
8News Investigates: Schools Release Student’s Personal Info
Parents of children at Hopkins Road and Salem Church Road Elementary Schools say their kids came home with sensitive data belonging to other students and they now want to know who has access to their kid’s private data. An 8News investigation found 130 students at the two schools brought home information forms filled with personal…
Two Romanian Nationals Sentenced to Prison for Scheme to Steal Payment Card Data
An update on a breach previously noted on this blog: Adrian-Tiberiu Oprea, 29, of Constanta, Romania, and Iulian Dolan, 28, of Craiova, Romania, were sentenced today to serve 15 years and seven years in prison, respectively, for participating in an international, multimillion-dollar scheme to remotely hack into and steal payment card data from hundreds of…