AJ reports on a breach that allegedly involved a Danish hacker and Pirate Bay co-founder Gottfrid Svartholm Wargi: Denmark’s most devastating hacker attack could have been prevented from escalating if the national police Rigspolitiet and the IT company CSC had reacted to a critical report by Deloitte in June 2012, Politiken reports. By the time…
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Boston man charged in Twitter hack
SAN JOSE – Cameron Lacroix was charged today in San Jose with hacking Zendesk, a San Francisco company that provides helpdesk support to numerous companies, including Twitter, announced U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag and FBI Special Agent in Charge David J. Johnson. According to the criminal information, Lacroix, 25, of New Bedford, Mass., hacked into Zendesk’s…
Astros Respond After Hackers Breach Internal Database
The Houston Astros say they have been the victims of hackers who accessed their servers and published months of internal trade talks on the Internet. Read more on KWTX, who also provide a copy of the team’s statement.
Data breach at Butler University exposes nearly 200K people
Emily Longnecker reports: The personal information of nearly 200,000 people is at risk after hackers recently targeted Butler University. This data breach exposed around 163,000 people, including faculty, staff, alumni, current students and even one-time prospective students who never actually wound up attending the university. Butler officials say they have reached out to those who were…
Birth Certificate Service Reveals Data Breach
Jeanne Price reports: Some data breach notifications just jump off the page and scream, “Details, please!” Such is the case for Record Assist LLC of Houston, Texas, which appears to provide expedited copies of vital records. Birth certificates, to be precise. As any data security writer can tell you, certified birth certificates should be treated…
P.F. Chang’s “cut corners on security” – lawsuit
Jack Bouboushian reports: Lax security at P.F. Chang’s China Bistro allowed hackers to steal up to 7 million customers’ credit and debit card numbers, and the restaurant waited nine months to tell customers about the security breach, a class action claims in Federal Court. Lead plaintiff John Lewert sued P.F. Chang’s China Bistro on Wednesday….