Dan Browning covers what sounds like a huge fraud ring prosecution: A world map splattered with red dots shows the reach of a massive identity-theft case that went to trial this week in federal court in Minneapolis. Jurors will hear testimony about what prosecutors describe as a sophisticated international conspiracy that stole and counterfeited thousands…
Category: Breach Incidents
IN: AG Investigates Cardinal Fitness Dumped Documents
I love when local media report on breaches and the state then investigates. Here’s another example: Deputy Attorney General Chuck Taylor launched an investigation after a Dumpster containing credit card numbers and receipts was found sitting outside a closed Indianapolis fitness center. Viewers first contacted RTV6 when the discarded personal information was found outside of…
UK: Contractor breach affected a number of councils’ employees
A leak previously noted on this blog may have affected a number of councils’ employees. Chris Murphy reports that Medway Council is the latest council to reveal its employees’ data have been exposed on the Internet. Council staff and bosses have been left fuming after sensitive personal information was leaked online – sparking a major…
Massive data leak from foxconn.com by @SwaggSec
content/images/gallery/random3/foxconn-hacked-swaggsec-pastebin-com_.png @SwaggSec has hacked and leaked a huge amount of information from .foxconn.com which works with high profile names such as intel, ibm and others. The leaked data contains alot of different stuff and will need some time to explore to get more firm results. as a result of the leak the have also released the…
Hackers attack three more law enforcement-related sites, dump data
A few more law enforcement-related web sites were hacked this past week, to add to the growing list: Travis Crum reports that the West Virginia Chiefs of Police Association site was hacked and officers’ data dumped online: The Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking for the people responsible for leaking the home addresses, home phone numbers…
Nigerian Government attacked and data leaked by TeaMp0isoN in #OpNigeria
content/images/gallery/opnigeria/teamp0ison-opnigeria-rampage-pastebin-com_.png Hackers from a well known group who mostly stays quiet with the attacks and work they do has come out with a big hit on the Nigerian government. The hack which comes in three parts is part of OpNigeria, a operation that’s set-out to expose the Nigerian government . The leaked data can be found on pastebin. https://pastebin.com/x370nKgZ and contains the links for…