Uh oh. Any consumer notification template that reports a breach due to malware injection on the web host’s server and/or includes [INSERT SITE NAME HERE] doesn’t bode well, especially when the compromise lasted for more than three months before being detected. See Cyberswim‘s template notification letter, here (pdf). I don’t see any notification on their web site…
Category: U.S.
Did MCCCD leadership shut their eyes to a database security assessment for plausible deniability in litigation?
A former Maricopa County Community College District employee alleges executive leadership closed their eyes to a report on their database security conducted after their massive data breach in 2013 so they would have plausible deniability in any litigation. As a result, the employee alleges, the findings were never shared with those tasked with securing MCCCD’s data assets. In November…
Oregon Employment Department breach update
There’s an update to the Oregon Employment Department breach noted previously on this site. Fox12 in Oregon reports: The Oregon Employment Department will be offering identity theft protection to jobseekers who may have been compromised by a security vulnerability. After reviewing 1.9 million records for people who have registered with the WorkSource Oregon Management Information…
CA: Sausalito Yacht Club notifies members of breach
Well, this is tacky, at best. It appears some members of the Sausalito Yacht Club gained access to the membership roster. From the notification letter of October 4: We are writing to you because of an incident at the Sausalito Yacht Club on or about October 1, 2014,wherein several members gained unauthorized access to our…
Home Depot now facing 21 class-action lawsuits over data breach
David Allison provides a litigation update here. The next question is how many of them will be dismissed because of lack of standing.
Alleged Broadway Grill hacker now charged with stealing and selling 2 million credit card numbers
Bryan Cohen reports: The Russian man charged with stealing credit card numbers from the now shuttered Broadway Grill is now accused of stealing up to 2 million credit card numbers far beyond Seattle and leading a large international hacking syndicate, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office. On Tuesday a federal grand jury in Seattle returned a “second superseding” indictment…