Betty Ann Adams of TheStarPhoenix.com reports that Brandon Brian Therens, a newly graduated University of Saskatchewan student, pleaded guilty to hacking into the university’s computer in 2007 and downloading the credit card information of about 3,600 students. Therens also admitted to other frauds and thefts between May and October 2007: He stole hand-held wireless debit…
Category: Malware
Breach exposes debit card accounts at Suncoast Federal Credit Union to fraud
This story was first reported earlier this week, but I waited until there was confirmation that it was linked to the Heartland Payment Systems breach. This newest story provides more detail but still leaves some questions unanswered. Nicole Norfleet of the St. Petersburg Times reports: About 56,000 members of Suncoast Schools Federal Credit Union have…
Security experts uncover one-stop botnet marketplace
Researchers have uncovered a fully-functional marketplace for the building and selling of botnets. Security firm Finjan said that the site allows criminals to obtain everything from malware and data, to networks of infected PCs. Yuval Ben-Itzhak, chief technology officer at Finjan, described the new site an “eBay for stolen data”. “It is basically a hacker-to-hacker…
Heartland, RBS WorldPay lawsuits consolidated
Dan Kaplan of SC Magazine reports that in separate judgments, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation decided this week that lawsuits against Heartland will be heard in Texas, while action against RBS WorldPay will be moved to Georgia: “These actions share factual allegations concerning an electronic intrusion into Heartland’s processing system,” said the transfer…
Bits ‘n Pieces
In the justice system: Eight people involved in a credit card-skimming scheme which netted more than $700,000 from customers of Washington D.C. restaurants pleaded guilty to charges including bank fraud, access device fraud and aggravated identity theft. More. Also see USAO Eastern Virginia press release. (Previous coverage here) Winnipeg Police have charged Mcena Ijaz with…
NV: Data leak raises questions
The Rebel Yell reports that letters were sent to about 20 students at University of Nevada – Las Vegas College of Sciences after the college discovered a virus had affected one of its computers. The college reportedly found that no data had been leaked. The story does not indicate what types of personal information were…