The JPMorgan Chase Ucard breach reported previously on this blog affects residents of numerous states. As such, not only do I expect to see lawsuits filed, but state attorneys general will likely jump into the act to protect their respective residents. Did JPMorgan Chase promptly notify their residents and are they offering enough remediation and…
Category: Hack
StanChart client data stolen in Singapore via Fuji Xerox server
Ryan Huang reports: Bank statements belonging to hundreds of Standard Chartered‘s richest customers were found to have been stolen from a server at Fuji Xerox Singapore, the third party where printing was outsourced. The unauthorized access only came to light after files containing the data were found on a laptop, belonging to the recently arrested…
NJ: Drew University notified some employees and dependents after employee’s e-mail account was hacked
A Drew University employee’s e-mail account containing e=mails with personal information on employees and family members/dependents was hacked. The personal information included names, addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers. The employee reported the hacked account on October 1, and following forensic investigation and an address search by their print vendor, notifications were sent…
Maple Grove Farms of Vermont site hacked; customers notified
Jordan Greenberg, Vice President of Maple Grove Farms of Vermont writes: On November 16, 2013, B&G Foods North America, Inc. discovered that an unauthorized third party had earlier that day attacked the online e-commerce website associated with our Maple Grove Farms brand. We are sending you this letter as a cautionary measure because we believe…
TN: Bojangles fast food restaurant hacked, credit card info stolen (update 1)
Mike Krafcik reports that police in Newport, Tennessee are investigating a string of fraudulent credit and debit card charges that they say point back to a fast food restaurant, Bojangles. Police believe the restaurant’s Wi-Fi network may to be blame and the problem may not be isolated to just that one location: In a statement,…
Former UNL student pleads guilty in security breach
Lori Pilger reports a follow-up to a breach previously noted on this blog: The 23-year-old former student indicted in connection to a computer security breach at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln last year pleaded guilty Tuesday. Daniel Stratman, who lives in Omaha now and works for an IT company, had faced a dozen counts in an…