Another business discloses a breach that sounds like it might have been another business email compromise (impersonation) scam: We are writing to tell you about a data security incident that may have exposed some of your personal information as an employee of Central Concrete Supply Co., Inc., Right Away Redy Mix, Inc., or Rock Transport, Inc….
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Leader Of Global Cybercrime Campaigns Pleads Guilty To Computer Intrusion And Access Device Fraud Conspiracies
There’s an update to a previously reported case involving a Turkish man accused of involvement in a massive scheme that netted over $50 million from financial institutions: Earlier today, Ercan Findikoglu, a Turkish citizen also known by the online nicknames “Segate,” “Predator,” and “Oreon,” pleaded guilty to computer intrusion conspiracy, access device fraud conspiracy, and effecting transactions with…
Data breach at Illinois State University involving payments to employees
Adam Studzinski reports that a data breach at Illinois State University caused the payroll of 13 university employees to be misdirected. But from the coverage, it doesn’t sound like their payments were misdirected to other employees, but rather, to criminals. The university is investigating how the breach occurred. Groves added it appears at least five other universities…
Stolen contractor laptop had special-education student data for Montgomery County students
Donna St. George reports: A contractor working with the Montgomery County school system has informed the parents of about 340 special-education students that the children’s private data was on a computer stolen during a break-in. WestEd, a nonprofit research organization, acquired the student data from Montgomery County school officials as it conducted a review of…
Update on Camden County Courthouse Security Incident
There’s an update to an incident noted previously on this site involving the Camden County Courthouse in Missouri. RiskBased Security recaps what happened: Unknown persons compromised a courthouse computer hard drive containing e-mails belonging to county officials. Apparently the emails in question were the subject of an information request under Missouri’s Sunshine Law, intended to promote…
MA: Melrose Police pay hackers $489 in Bitcoin to recover encryption key
Aaron Leibowitz reports: Hackers stole the encryption key to a software system at the Melrose Police Station on Thursday evening, compelling the department to pay the hackers one Bitcoin to regain control, Chief Michael Lyle told the Free Press on Monday. The attack came in the form of an email sent to the entire department…