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Hacker sentenced to 10 years in prison

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Dissent

There are so many press releases these days about people being sentenced for ID theft or hacking that I often just skim them, but this one caught my eye. Mark Morris reports on the sentencing of Sael Mustafa … According to prosecutors, Mustafa hacked into websites of several businesses, including that of the Capital Grille…

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Kiplinger Warns Customers Hackers Got Account, Credit Card Information

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Dissent

Michael Riley reports: Kiplinger Washington Editors Inc., the publisher of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, is warning customers that account data, including credit card numbers, was stolen on June 25 by hackers who breached its computer network. Doug Harbrecht, the company’s director of new media, said the attackers stole user names, passwords and encrypted credit card numbers…

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CT: Pet stores hit by hackers; customer info compromised

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Dissent

Russell Blair reports: There’s a new method of identity theft for consumers to worry about. Authorities say a hacker infiltrated the computer system of a pet store with locations at 1167 N. Colony Road and in Branford and stole credit card numbers at the point of sale, before they could be encrypted. All Pets Club…

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Universal Music passwords exposed by Anonymous hack

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Dissent

John Leyden reports: Universal Music websites suffered a breach that exposed the usernames and passwords of fans of bands who had signed up for updates on their favourite musicians. Infamous hacktivist group Anonymous claimed responsibility for the hack as part of its AntiSec campaign, which aims to expose the weak spots in the internet security…

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Missing Morgan Stanley Data: Who’s to Blame?

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Dissent

I saw this one coming after seeing all of the headlines blaming Morgan Stanley Smith Barney for the loss of two CDs with client data. I think a lot of people interpreted Credit.com’s original reporting on the breach to mean that the CDs arrived at the state offices. But their reporting was actually a bit…

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AU: Telstra mail bungle breached Privacy Act

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Dissent

Josh Taylor reports: Telstra breached the Privacy Act by sending out tens of thousands of letters to the wrong addresses, according to the Australian Privacy Commissioner, which led to the personal information of about 60,300 Telstra customers being sent to the wrong people. In October last year, the Australian Communications and Media Authority and the…

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