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Travelers Sues Web Designer Over Alpine Bank Website Data Breach

Posted on January 23, 2015 by Dissent

Law360 reports: Travelers Casualty and Surety Co. of America on Wednesday sued an Illinois-based Web design company, saying the company’s negligence in designing and maintaining a community bank’s website contributed to a data breach for which the insurer was left on the hook. Travelers accuses Ignition Studio Inc. of allowing hackers to access Alpine Bank‘s…

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Court Rules in Favor of Breached Retailer

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Dissent

Tracy Kitten reports: A breached retailer has won a court ruling against its payments  processor and merchant bank, setting a $500,000 cap on how much it must pay for a point-of-sale breach it suffered in late 2012. Now the processor and bank must pick up the rest of the breach-related tab. […] On Jan. 15,…

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Malware infects Arkansas state computers; data said secure

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Dissent

Claudia Lauer reports: The Arkansas Department of Information Systems blocked all .zip files from the state’s email system after a malware attack was identified. The department sent out notice over email and social media about 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. Department spokesman Janet Wilson said only a fraction of the more than 15,000 computers on the state’s…

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TX: Data breach hits MPISD employees

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Dissent

Gary Borders reports: Personal information of approximately 915 present and former staff members of Mount Pleasant ISD may have been compromised between Jan. 18 and Jan. 21.  […] When technology director Noe Arzate clicked on the link in the Tweet, “it took him to a downloaded file that included name, address and Social Security numbers” of…

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Man accused of data theft challenges FBI raid

Posted on January 21, 2015 by Dissent

Mark Govaki reports: The attorney for a former defense contractor employee accused of stealing sensitive government data questioned the timing and scope of federal agents’ search and why the FBI would erase surveillance video. John M. Sember, 28, is accused in a complaint filed in Dayton’s U.S. District Court of either destroying or taking sensitive…

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University of Oregon unlawfully releases 22,000 pages with confidential faculty, staff and student records

Posted on January 21, 2015 by Dissent

Richard Read reports: University of Oregon officials have placed two employees on leave after the “unlawful release” of 22,000 pages of records from the president’s office, including confidential information on faculty, staff and students. Interim UO President Scott Coltrane sent out an email Tuesday night, addressed to colleagues, saying an investigation was underway. Although no Social Security numbers, financial…

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