Last month, Schnucks Markets, a multi-state chain of grocery markets, disclosed that customers at some of its stores had become victims of card fraud. I duly entered the reports in DataLossDB.org, but didn’t post anything on this blog. This past week, I emailed Schnucks to ask for some more details. They declined to answer any…
Category: Breach Incidents
Husband and wife sentenced in tax refund fraud scheme in Florida
Douglas Michael Young (a/k/a “Douglas Pierre”) and Nicole Young (a/k/a “Nicole Pierre” and “Nicole Pierre Smith”) were sentenced Thursday for their participation in a stolen identity tax refund scheme. They had previously pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to steal government property, one count of theft of government property, and one count of aggravated identity…
PC Giant GIGABYTE Hacked, Defaced & Data leaked
Turkish Ajan hacker group hacker Maxney has today announced another big leak from another high profile target. This time they has taken sights to well known computer parts manufacturer Gigabyte and as a result they now have 4 defaced subdomains and a leak of data floating online. The attack was announced over the official turkish ajan hacker groups…
IIROC notifies investment firms and clients after device with personal information lost (updated)
From their press release of yesterday: The Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) deeply regrets the accidental loss of a portable device that contained personal information relating to clients of a number of investment firms. IIROC has taken several measures to notify the firms and their clients and to provide them with support services. As soon as…
Former employee who sold firm’s databases on eBay found guilty of database rights infringement
Out-Law.com reports: A man who sold databases belonging to a former employer on eBay has been found guilty of database rights infringement. The High Court also found the man who purchased the databases, and the woman who subsequently marketed them for sale to others, guilty of database rights infringement. The employee, referred to as ‘Mr Wall’…
More sensitive documents found in central Indiana dumpster
NBC News filed this report last week from WTHR: It was only a few weeks ago that 13 Investigates uncovered hundreds of personal records trashed in an open dumpster. Now, another tip has led to the discovery of more files containing private information like Social Security numbers for anyone to take. The files were very easy for us to…