Jason Meisner reports: A Tennessee man was sentenced Tuesday in Chicago’s federal court to nearly four years in prison for his role in a notorious group of cybercriminals responsible for a destructive hacking spree on dozens of businesses, nonprofits and government entities. Dressed in an orange jail jumpsuit and wearing thick, black-rimmed eyeglasses, Timothy Justen…
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Popular Texas restaurant under fire after dumpster discovery
Alex Achten reports: It was a startling surprise for neighbors who found papers containing social security numbers, bank accounts, and other personal information blowing across their yards over the weekend. We did some digging, and found out the papers came from inside a dumpster at a popular nearby restaurant. Frances Roberts lives across the street…
Security Fail Exposed Details of Virgin Media’s UK Job Applicants
Mark Jackson reports: A security flaw in the third-party service that Virgin Media uses to process new job applications could have exposed the personal CV details of between 30,000 and 50,000 people to the Internet. A student called Alikhan Uzakov discovered the problem while filling out an application form for the operator (like this one). At this point he…
Owners of Rosslyn coffee shop charged with credit card fraud
Michelle Basch reports: Customers of Caffe Aficionado in Rosslyn are being told to check their credit card statements after the coffee shop was closed down and the owners were arrested and charged with credit card fraud. Adiam Berhane and Clark Donat, both 44 years old and from Arlington, were arrested Friday morning. They’re charged with…
District court tosses all 13 counts in breach lawsuit against Schnuck Markets
Tara Mapes reports: A District Court for the Southern District of Illinois has tossed all 13 counts in data breach case against a grocery store, noting the plaintiffs were too general in their allegations. The Community Bank of Trenton, University of Illinois Employees Credit Union, First Federal Savings Bank of Champaign-Urbana, and Southpointe Credit Union…
Nets data breach puts 100,000 cards at risk
Alex Hamilton reports: Danish payments processor Nets has been hit by a data breach that could have left up to 100,000 credit cards at risk of fraud. The firm, which was floated last month, has linked the breach to a third-party internet retailer based overseas. The processor has notified local banks and suggested they begin…