Add to that scorecard. John Leyden reports: Sony BMG Greece has became the latest property of the entertainment giant to be hacked. The miscreants attacked over the weekend. Hackers News Network uploaded sample extracts from a database of users’ names and email addresses onto pastebin after hackers who broke into SonyMusic.gr sent them a dump…
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Hackers hit Sony sites raising more security issues
It’s getting so that I need a scorecard to keep track of all of the recent Sony breaches. These would appear to be #’s 3 and 4…. Reuters reports: Sony Corp has been hacked again, exposing more security issues for the company less than a month after intruders stole personal information from more than 100…
NE: Hackers Steal Local Credit Card Info
From KETV in Nebraska: Sarpy County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating an identity theft case involving hackers who went after personal information using customers credit and debit cards. Investigators said Thursday they are dealing with more than 50 victims from across the Omaha metro area, all unknowingly targeted in the last few days or weeks. Investigators…
Kr: Hacker steals customer data from small brokerage
An unidentified hacker has broken into the computer system of a small South Korean brokerage house to steal the firm’s customer data, the financial regulator said Thursday, adding concerns over financial firms’ computer security maintenance. The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) said the hacker infiltrated the computer server of Leading Investment & Securities Co. and stole…
(follow-up) Kr: Regulator plans to discipline Hyundai Capital over hacking
A Hyundai Capital data breach disclosed in April is resulting in consequences from South Korea’s financial regulator. Yonhap News Agency reports: South Korea’s financial regulator decided Wednesday to punish Hyundai Capital Services Inc. for lax computer system maintenance, which led to a major hacking attack at the biggest local consumer finance firm. The Financial Supervisory…
France’s official P2P monitoring firm hacked
Dan Goodin reports: The French government has temporarily suspended its reliance on the company designated to monitor file-sharing networks for copyright scofflaws following reports that a hack on its servers may have leaked sensitive information. Eric Walter, France’s secretary general of internet piracy, made the announcement over Twitter on Tuesday, saying that Hadopi, short for…