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C.D. Peacock sues IT firm over network breach

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Dissent

Wailin Wong reports: Chicago jeweler C.D. Peacock has sued a suburban information-technology consulting firm, alleging that the company’s negligence allowed hackers to access confidential customer financial data. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in Cook County Circuit Court. According to C.D. Peacock’s complaint, it hired Oak Brook-based BridgePoint Technologies for IT-related services in August 2009. In…

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Hacker attacks restaurant supplier and alternative dispute resolution center

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Dissent

A hacker known as Visi0nZ has dumped 307 customers’ data from Andy Catering Equipment Ltd. in London: first and last names, e-mail and postal addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, and plain-text passwords. The hack was revealed on Monday. RSI’s Court ADR Resource Center was also attacked on Monday. The names, postal addresses, phone and…

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MN: Global financial fraud case goes to trial in Minneapolis

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Dissent

Dan Browning covers what sounds like a huge fraud ring prosecution: A world map splattered with red dots shows the reach of a massive identity-theft case that went to trial this week in federal court in Minneapolis. Jurors will hear testimony about what prosecutors describe as a sophisticated international conspiracy that stole and counterfeited thousands…

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IN: AG Investigates Cardinal Fitness Dumped Documents

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Dissent

I love when local media report on breaches and the state then investigates. Here’s another example: Deputy Attorney General Chuck Taylor launched an investigation after a Dumpster containing credit card numbers and receipts was found sitting outside a closed Indianapolis fitness center. Viewers first contacted RTV6 when the discarded personal information was found outside of…

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Hackers attack three more law enforcement-related sites, dump data

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Dissent

A few more law enforcement-related web sites were hacked this past week, to add to the growing list: Travis Crum reports that the West Virginia Chiefs of Police Association site was hacked and officers’ data dumped online: The Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking for the people responsible for leaking the home addresses, home phone numbers…

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IN: Computers stolen from government office had encryption in place

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Dissent

Daniel Miller reports that 10 laptops loaded with classified and personal information were swiped over the weekend from the Department of Child Services in Hendricks County, Indiana, but thankfully, they were encrypted.  Read more on WISH.

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