Mark Coupe writes: Ever since coming out of nowhere and wowing the world at E3, pretty much everyone has been talking about Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs. Looking and feeling truly next-gen both in its AI and astounding visuals many people think we are looking at a launch title for the next series of consoles. Meanwhile Ubisoft…
Category: Business Sector
FTC Files Complaint Against Wyndham Hotels For Failure to Protect Consumers’ Personal Information
Woo hoo. I had such a headache trying to sort out Wyndham’s breaches (see previous blog entries on Wyndham) and was concerned that at least one state had removed their notification from public view on the state’s web site because Wyndham had asked that it be treated as confidential. Now it seems the FTC has…
Employee files found outside Fred’s Super Dollar in Midfield
Mike McClanahan reports from Alabama: A tip from viewer led CBS42 to a stack of files full of valuable personal information, just out in the open…ripe for the picking for identity thieves. There were ten folders in all. Full of employee names, phone numbers, social security numbers, addresses, work histories, birthdays, and even copies of…
LinkedIn sued over inadequate security
It was, of course, only a matter of time. VentureBeat reports that LinkedIn has been sued over the security breach that affected 6.5 million passwords. You can read the complaint on VentureBeat. The lawsuit claims that the firm’s policy promised “industry standard protocols” to protect the data, and that hashed passwords just don’t live up…
Kayak.com investigates after customer discovers security breach
Dylan C. Robertson reports: Kevin Hunt travels whenever he finds time off and a good deal. So when his credit statement listed Kayak.com, he went to the travel booking site to see which trip the charge was for. The site allows people to find reservation details by searching their last name and the last four…
FL: Personal information from old Tampa car dealership could be compromised
Here’s another case where records were left behind after a business was abandoned. James Jackson reports from Florida: Hillsborough County Code Enforcement officials are keeping a close eye on an old Bay area car dealership, after they say someone broke in and ransacked the place. They say vandals broke windows and doors, sprayed gang graffiti…