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…
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Kmart discovers it was breached in September; discloses breach in SEC filing (UPDATED)
Danny Yadron of the Wall Street Journal just tweeted that Kmart has disclosed a data breach in its SEC filing. Indeed, they have: On October 9, Kmart’s Information Technology team detected Kmart’s payment data systems had been breached and immediately launched a full investigation working with a leading IT security firm. The investigation to date indicates…
Travelers Says Liability Policy Doesn’t Cover P.F. Chang’s Data Breach
Here we go again. Matthew Sturdevant reports: The Travelers Indemnity Co. of Connecticut is asking a federal court to rule that it is not responsible for legal expenses and losses stemming from a data breach at P.F. Chang’s Chinese Bistro. On Oct. 2, the insurer filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Connecticut, seeking…
FL: Swan and Dolphin Resort worker accused of snooping through personal information (UPDATED)
Jeff Deal reports: Investigators learned a worker at the Swan and Dolphin Resort on Walt Disney World property was snooping through personal information of others. Investigators said 26-year-old Bryant Plosch, a security officer at the resort, was supposed to use the database to protect guests. Instead, officials said they caught him logging in from his…
Fidelity hack points to JPMorgan link
Kara Scannell and Tom Braithwaite report: Fidelity Investments, one of the largest US mutual fund companies, was one of 13 financial institutions attacked by hackers, who are believed to be the same group that stole customer information from JPMorgan Chase, according to two people familiar with the matter. The breadth and sophistication of the attack…
Citigroup Said to Be Attacked by JPM Hackers
Michael Riley reports: Citigroup Inc. (C), E*Trade Financial Corp. (ETFC), Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Inc. and Regions Financial Corp. were attacked by the same hackers that breached JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), according to a person familiar with the matter. At least one of those companies — E*Trade — was targeted last year and subsequently…