Suzanne Barlyn reports: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating a previously disclosed data breach at Yahoo Inc, the company said in a filing. Yahoo said in a November 2016 quarterly filing that it was “cooperating with federal, state and foreign” agencies, including the SEC, that were seeking information and documents about a “security…
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Payment card data-snatching malware found on 21 Bowlmor AMF bowling centers’ computers
Bowlmor AMF, the world’s largest bowling center operator, said late Friday that it had a possible data breach at 21 of its more than 300 domestic locations in 12 states between Feb. 4 and March 19. Malware was found on computers at the 21 locations, including three in Virginia – AMF Sunset Lanes on West…
Rsync errors lead to data leak at Canadian ISP, KWIC Internet
Steve Ragan reports on a leak first uncovered by Chris Vickery of MacKeeper Security Research Center. Kudos to Steve for ensuring that notification was made so that the files got secured, even though it’s not yet clear for how long they were exposed and whether others may have accessed them. Steve writes: Misconfigured Rsync instances…
Clash of Clans Forums Accounts Have Been Hacked
Costea Lestoc reports: It seems that Supercell, the creator of Clash of Clans, has suffered a major security breach. It has been revealed that the company has revealed that during an attack on its member forums, over a million user accounts were compromised. In other words, some hackers have now over a million accounts usernames,…
Translation company leaks personal data of employees, customers, and many other private documents online
Zack Whittaker reports: A California-based translation and interpreter company has confirmed a massive data exposure, which if abused could have let hackers raid the company’s systems and email accounts, and ransack other sensitive corporate and financial information. What happened? Blame an unprotected backup drive spilling thousands of files onto the internet. […] The drive belongs…
Computer hacker hits Illinois processor
Frank Esposito reports: The computer system of Advanced Flexible Composites Inc. was hacked on Jan. 17, preventing the firm from processing quote requests or orders and from receiving emails. AFC — a maker of fluoropolymer-coated and silicone-coated fabrics and belting in Lake in the Hills, Ill. — reported the hacking incident in a Jan. 17…