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Category: U.S.

Citi skimps on “standard” customer monitoring after security breach

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Dissent

Reuters reports: After a massive data breach last month, Citigroup did not offer its hacked clients the same degree of identity-theft protection that many other companies provide, drawing criticism from privacy advocates. Citigroup, which had over 360,000 credit card accounts exposed last month, sent letters to affected customers this month with advice on protecting themselves…

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State extends contract with company that lost West Aurora, Kaneland schools information

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Dissent

Do training using real data?  Neither necessary nor smart…. and yet their contract is extended? Matt Brennan reports: West Aurora and Kaneland were the only school districts in the Fox Valley impacted when two laptop computers were recently stolen that contained the personal information of more than 10,000 students and staff from 42 school districts…

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Spitler pleads guilty to his part in hacking 120,000 iPad accounts

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Dissent

Jerry DeMarco reports: A computer hacker who helped write the malicious code behind a breach of AT&T’s computer servers admitted today that he conspired with another Internet “troll” to hack into the servers, steal information from “the most exclusive list of [iPad subscribers] on the planet,” and then boast about it online. In pleading guilty…

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Man infects college PCs to steal huge database

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Dissent

Dan Goodin reports: A former college student has admitted taking part in a criminal scheme that used malware to steal and sell large databases of faculty and alumni, change grades, and siphon funds from other students’ accounts. Daniel J. Fowler, 21, of Kansas City, Missouri, pleaded guilty in federal court there to computer hacking conspiracy…

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(update) DI debit/credit card breach thwarted

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Dissent

More on the card fraud reports coming out of Daniel Island mentioned previously on this blog. Elizabeth Bush reports: The Daniel Island business that served as the “point of compromise” in a rash of debit/credit card fraud cases has taken steps to shut down the breach, according to an investigator with the Charleston office of…

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Hackers break into computer system at Conor O’Neills Irish pub in Ann Arbor, steal credit card info

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Dissent

Ann Arbor police say hackers broke into the computer system of a popular Irish restaurant, stealing numerous credit card and debit card numbers to make purchases. The case came to light after the credit and debit cards were fraudulently used in the state of Texas between April 22 and June 10, police said. Local banks…

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