Statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California on the “Paypal13:” Thirteen defendants pleaded guilty in federal court in San Jose yesterday to charges related to their involvement in the cyber-attack of PayPal’s website as part of the group “Anonymous,” United States Attorney Melinda Haag announced. One of the defendants also…
Category: Business Sector
Adobe notifies me that all’s good following their hack
I was somewhat surprised to receive an e-mail from Adobe this afternoon about the October 3 hack. Then I read it and decided to post it here as an example of their follow-up/communications: As we announced on October 3, Adobe discovered sophisticated attacks on our network involving the illegal access and removal of a backup…
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…
‘PayPal 14’ Plea Deal Lets Hacktivists Avoid Felonies, Which Is Pretty Much The Best They Could Hope For
Ryan J. Reilly reports: Eleven individuals charged with helping overwhelm PayPal’s website in 2010 have reached a plea deal with federal prosecutors that could potentially allow them to avoid a felony conviction. Under the terms of the deal, 11 defendants in what is known as the “PayPal 14” case pleaded guilty to both felony and misdemeanor charges…
Insider breach at NYC Bed Bath & Beyond: cashier stole customers’ credit card information
If you shopped at the Bed Bath & Beyond store on E. 61st in New York City between August 5 and September 19, you may want to check your credit card statements. On September 19, the retailer discovered that some customers’ credit card information was compromised by a cashier at that store. The notification 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…