Shannon Antinori reports: Anyone who applied online for a job in District 202 over the last few years got a nasty surprise on Saturday, after a hacker breached security on a website used by the district for employment applications. […] Hernandez said District 202 officials have been in touch with the company that owns the…
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More than $400,000 stolen from Burlington, Washington city bank account; other accounts compromised (update 1)
Lynsi Burton reports that Burlington, Washington lost $400,000 to hackers who transferred city funds over a two-day period to various accounts around the country. City workers were also notified that their direct deposit bank account information was compromised and that they should cancel or red flag their accounts. The city’s bank account with Bank of…
Korn/Ferry breach details emerge
Thanks to the California Attorney General’s Office, we now have some of the details on the Korn/Ferry breach, reported yesterday on this blog. Korn/Ferry is an executive recruiting firm. In their sample notification, Thom Steinoff, CTO, writes: We are writing to inform you about a recent incident involving our data network. We recently learned that…
Hackers access University of Georgia personnel information
The University of Georgia has issued the following release today: An ongoing investigation into what officials call “a criminal act of computer trespass” reveals that the personnel records of at least 8,500 current and former University of Georgia employees apparently were accessed by an intruder, UGA Vice President for Information Technology Timothy M. Chester announced…
Almost 280,000 to be notified of hack at Northwest Florida State College; ID theft reported
Jim Turner reports: An information security breach has been reported involving employee and student records at Northwest Florida State College in Niceville. […] According to the state Department of Education, the breach included more than 3,000 employee records and approximately 76,000 Northwest College student records containing personal identification information; and approximately 200,000 records with information…
Millions of PlaySpan user IDs and passwords leaked online
Craig Chapple reports: World of Tanks, Guild Wars and Eve Online players hit by huge security breach Hackers have breached and leaked the personal information of millions of PlaySpan Marketplace users online. Private details compromised included user IDs, email addresses and encrypted passwords. In a statement to Develop, a PlaySpan spokesperson insisted however that there…