Brian Krebs gets the scoop again: Last week, Target told reporters at The Wall Street Journal and Reuters that the initial intrusion into its systems was traced back to network credentials that were stolen from a third party vendor. Sources now tell KrebsOnSecurity that the vendor in question was a refrigeration, heating and air conditioning subcontractor that has worked at a…
Category: U.S.
White Lodging releases additional information about data breach investigation (updated)
Forgot to post this one the other day…. MERRILLVILLE, Ind., Feb. 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Officials of White Lodging Services Corporation, an independent hotel management company, announce the suspected breach of point of sales systems from the period March 20 – December 16, 2013 at food and beverage outlets, such as restaurants and lounges, at 14 properties. In addition,…
CT: State to offer credit guard for 1099 error
Jesse Buchanan reports: Rebecca D’Angelo, of Meriden, opened a tax form she received from the state on Saturday only to find someone else’s name, address and Social Security number on the bottom of the page. “My intention is to cut the bottom of the form and mail it to its rightful owner with a note,”…
War on Anonymous: British Spies Attacked Hackers, Snowden Docs Show
Mark Schone, Richard Esposito, Matthew Cole and Glenn Greenwald report: A secret British spy unit created to mount cyber attacks on Britain’s enemies has waged war on the hacktivists of Anonymous and LulzSec, according to documents taken from the National Security Agency by Edward Snowden and obtained by NBC News. The blunt instrument the spy…
Norwalk, OH: No one in trouble for SSN debacle
Scott Seitz reports: Norwalk officials reported Monday no one will face discipline involving the release of residents’ Social Security numbers during a postcard mailing last week. The cards originally were mailed to provide residents access to 2013 Norwalk municipal income tax forms. Diane Eschen, finance director, said the city provided Shamrock, the firm which processed…
MI: Hacker steals teacher’s direct deposit paycheck: University says too bad so sad
Darlene Storm reports: No matter how much you love your job, very few people work for free. About 80% of Americans receive their paychecks via direct deposit, but if a hacker manages to reroute your paycheck to his or her account, is that just tough luck and you don’t get paid? That’s basically what a…