A multi-state settlement over the lost backup tapes was reported in October, but the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office just issued this press release over what appears to be a separate and second settlement stemming from the same incident: TD Bank will pay $625,000 and must take steps to strengthen its security practices after losing unencrypted back-up tapes containing personal…
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Hackers contacted top Sony executives before attack
Martyn Williams reports: Top executives at Sony Pictures received an email extorting money three days before the company’s computer network was taken offline in a major hack. The email message was among thousands released on Monday when the email boxes of two top Sony executives were leaked online. It was the latest release of potentially embarrassing…
A Breakdown and Analysis of the December, 2014 Sony Hack
Risk Based Security (RBS) has posted a chronology and detailed analysis of the data dumps to date in the Sony hack. This is a must-read article for journalists or those interested in the scope of data types involved.
Officials report University of Oklahoma nursing web server compromised (updated)
NewsOK reports: The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center announced Monday that a College of Nursing Web server was compromised. University personnel discovered the security breach Oct. 20, according to a news release. While working to recover the system on Nov. 3, they learned the compromise could have enabled unauthorized access to sensitive data. University…
Liberian Facing 43 Years in Prison for Tax Fraud and Id Theft
Front Page Africa reports: In a pea (sic) appearance at Federal Court in Philadelphia on Wednesday, Gebah Kamara, a former worker at the Catholic Social Services pleaded guilty to all charges, including conspiracy to file false tax returns and theft. As prosecutors went to court armed with a mountain of evident (sic) against the Liberian…
CO: Pueblo school district heightens security after an online breach
KRDO reports: Pueblo City School District 60 is increasing security after a student found a way to access other students’ accounts. The Pueblo Chieftain reports that a student demonstrated how simple it was to access other students’ accounts since the username and password are almost identical on Infinite Campus, the program students use that has…