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Update: More details emerge on Geekface breach

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Dissent

Earlier this week, I blogged about a breach involving Geekface. More details are now available, as they were provided to the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office. In its notification to the state, George Ryan, CEO, writes: Our server was breached on the 5th by someone with a Chinese IP, the main focus of the attacker…

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Two California Residents Sentenced To Prison For Computer Theft From LendingTree; Former Employee Sold Unauthorized Access

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Dissent

U.S. District Judge Robert J. Conrad, Jr. sentenced two California residents to prison on Tuesday, August 26, 2014, for their role involving computer theft from a nation-wide online mortgage broker (the “company”). Brian Matthew Rich, 40, of Laguna Beach, Calif., was sentenced to 24 months in prison, followed by two years of supervised release. Marcus…

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JPMorgan Hack Said to Span Months Via Multiple Flaws

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Dissent

Jordan Robertson and Michael Riley report: Hackers burrowed into the databanks of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and deftly dodged one of the world’s largest arrays of sophisticated detection systems for months. The attack, an outline of which was provided by two people familiar with the firm’s investigation, started in June at the digital equivalent…

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MangaGamer reports database security breach

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Dissent

From UK Anime Network News: Security breaches of web sites big and small is a sad but unavoidable part of the online landscape at this point in time, and we’ve just received word from visual novel distributor MangaGamer that they have suffered from just such a breach in the past few hours. The e-mail notification…

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Dairy Queen joins list of retailers hit by hacker attack

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Dissent

Mike Hughlett provides an update: Dairy Queen has become the latest victim of computer hackers bent on pilfering customers’ credit and debit card information. The Edina-based ice cream and fast-food chain confirmed Wednesday that “customer data at a limited number of stores may be at risk.” The company didn’t disclose how many customers or how…

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Racing Post pulls up short on IT security

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Dissent

From the Information Commissioner’s Office, an update and more details on the Racing Post breach: The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is warning businesses that they must be prepared for a targeted attack. The warning comes as the Racing Post signs a commitment to improve its IT security practices after 677,335 accounts were compromised during a…

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