Morgan Young reports: A shocking discovery was made by one Montgomery woman while she was jogging on the side of the road. Usually when Angela Vines runs, she says she’s in her zone, but one day last week, she was stopped. […] Dunn said he and his mother are thankful that Vines was the person…
Category: Business Sector
State Consumer Protection Office Investigating Zippy’s Security Breach
Let’s start with Zippy’s notice, posted April 27 on their site: Notice to Customers of Payment Card Security Incident On March 9, 2018, Zippy’s Restaurants learned of a security incident involving its credit and debit card processing system. Zippy’s immediately began an investigation, and engaged independent computer forensic experts to assist. On April 4, 2018,…
Equifax has spent $242.7 million on its data breach so far
Larry Dignan reports: Equifax’s first quarter earnings report highlighted expenses due to its September 2017 data breach and how the spending is shifting more toward IT and security. In its first quarter earnings report, Equifax outlined that it spent $45.7 million for the three months ended March 31 on IT and data security. The company…
Google accounts get new verification feature to prevent phishing attacks
Chris Smith reports: In an update on its G Suite blog, Google announced the other day a new security feature for Google account holders who also happen to rely on Chrome for their web browsing activities. Google wants to improve the security of your Google account by verifying that you’re indeed looking to sign into…
TIMCO Aviation Services Settles Class Action Lawsuit by Employees Over 2016 W-2 Breach
OK, here’s a W-2 phishing attack from 2016 that I never covered on this site but has apparently resulted in a class action lawsuit settlement. Christina Davis reports: TIMCO Aviation Services has agreed to pay more than $300,000 to settle a class action lawsuit alleging the company violated Class Members’ privacy rights by compromising tax data…
NZ: Vector shuts down app after privacy breach
RNZ reports: The Vector power company has shut down its outage app after thousands of customers unwittingly had their data shared. The information has been available due to a vulnerability on its outage app. The app is used so customers can report and be informed about power outages. Vector chief digital officer Nikhil Ravishankar said…