A statement from the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, linked from their home page: The trust and loyalty of our customers is our highest priority, which is why, as a precautionary measure, we are writing to let you know of a security incident that may have affected your credit card information. This incident may have…
Category: U.S.
Programmer Convicted in Bizarre Goldman Sachs Case—Again
Kim Zetter reports: A former Goldman Sachs programmer has been convicted for the second time in four years on charges that he misused his former employer’s code, adding a new chapter to an already bizarre and controversial case that has drawn much unwanted attention to the world of high-speed trading and elicited criticism of prosecutorial overzealousness….
NY: Two teens charged with felony tampering of school records
Two New York high school students enrolled at Madrid-Waddington Central School are facing third degree felony charges of computer tampering for allegedly accessing school district computers and changing records. Fox10 reports that the two youth, who have been identified as Mathew Hayes and Nicholas Ladoceour, allegedly accessed attendance, disciplinary, and grade records via the school’s intranet. According to…
FL: Bright House Cable work orders found trashed
Erik Sandoval reports that WKMG received a viewer tip about Bright House Cable customer information found behind Jaguar, Inc. Jaguar is a contractor for Bright House Cable in Altamonte Springs. The work orders exposed the names, addresses and other personal information of dozens of customers. Bright House provided a statement to WKMG: “Bright House…
Breach notification letters create second breach for health co-op
I had been a bit critical in reporting on a recent breach involving the Oregon’s Health Co-Op, writing: In reading the substitute notice below, note that they do not say from where the laptop was stolen, nor how many were affected. And what kind of “commitment” to privacy is it to just password-protect a laptop…
UC Berkeley announces another data breach
Their announcement: UC Berkeley officials announced today (Thursday, April 30) that they are sending alert notices to current students and other individuals regarding a computer data breach that may have resulted in unauthorized access to their Social Security numbers or other personal information. There is no evidence that such information has actually been used, but…