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eUKhost hacked by UrduHack; billing system accessed

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Dissent

On April 28, eUKhost posted an alert on their web site: In the past 24 hours we have been made aware that there has been a compromise of our billing system. Although the method of the compromise remains unclear, we can confirm that an administrator level login was compromised and an IP address added to…

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CA: Tossed tax files found

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Dissent

Beatriz E. Valenzuela reports that a bag of discarded tax files was found behind a Hesperia business. Thankfully, it was found by someone in law enforcement: “It was a black canvas bag full of payroll files,” Hill said, with personal information such as Social Security numbers. “There were 12 to 14 bundles of files and…

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Six charged in skimming ring at Wrigley Field, Chicago restaurants

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Dissent

Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced criminal charges against six defendants alleging they illegally obtained personal banking information from patrons dining and visiting Chicago area restaurants and attractions, including Wrigley Field and Magnificent Mile’s RL Restaurant. Defendants Joseph Woods, Alex Houston, Jenette Farrar, Essence S. Houston and Kenyetta Davis were arraigned earlier yesterday in Cook County…

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UK: After drive with client data sold on the Internet, Safe and Secure Insurance Services signs undertaking to improve data protection

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Dissent

Safe and Secure Insurance Services Limited in the U.K. apparently wasn’t that safe and secure. The Information Commissioner’s Office had the firm sign an undertaking after a hard drive containing their clients’ data was purchased over the Internet. The documents on the drive mainly consisted of insurance quotes and application forms dating from 2009­ –…

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Cn: 1,700 arrested on stealing personal data

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Dissent

Wow. He Dan reports: Police across the country have arrested more than 1,700 people on suspicion of stealing or misusing personal information, according to the Ministry of Public Security. Under the ministry’s deployment, police in 20 provincial-level regions, including Beijing and Shanxi, uncovered 38 operations where people’s personal details were being illegally traded, according to…

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Cryptic Studios uncovers old hack, notifies users

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Dissent

A reader alerted me to a breach notification he received from Perfect World subsidiary Cryptic Studios, a massively multiplayer online role-playing game developer. You can read the web version of their notice. The hack occurred in 2010 but was only first discovered now due to “increased security analysis.” The intruder reportedly accessed account names, handles,…

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