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Topeka business fined $70,000 for dumping personal information in trash

Posted on March 17, 2016 by Dissent

There’s a follow-up to a breach I had noted on this blog in 2014. Release Date: Mar 15, 2016 TOPEKA – (March 15, 2016) – A business that dumped more than 900 files containing unredacted personal information of its customers and others will pay a hefty fine to settle claims that it violated Kansas consumer privacy…

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Bailey’s discovers breach more extensive than originally reported

Posted on March 16, 2016 by Dissent

Well, I may have to walk back some of my praise for outdoor gear company Bailey’s after I first read and reported on a payment card breach they discovered and disclosed. The firm has updated its breach disclosure after subsequently discovering that the breach did not begin in September, 2015, and it wasn’t 15,000 affected. According to their…

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14,000 LAZ Parking employees have W-2 data stolen

Posted on March 16, 2016 by Dissent

Phillip Molnar reports on yet another breach of employee W-2 data via phishing: The tax and revenue information for roughly 14,000 employees of the third-largest parking company in the nation, which operates in San Diego and Los Angeles, may have been stolen by an “unknown individual,” the company says. LAZ Parking said Tuesday that the…

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LitecoinTalk Breach Details Scarce

Posted on March 15, 2016 by Dissent

I have no idea what happened four days ago, even after reading the subreddit, but it looks like litecointalk.org is down. Anyone have additional details? Merkle reports: A worrying announcement was posted on the Litecoin subreddit yesterday, as it turns out unidentified assailants have compromised the LitecoinTalk forums. All users had to reset their passwords…

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SmeshApp removed from Play Store after allegations it was used by Pakistan to spy on Indian Army personnel

Posted on March 15, 2016 by Dissent

Mudit Mohilay reports that Google has removed SmeshApp from the Play Store. The app was reportedly being used by Pakistani intelligence agencies to spy upon Indian Army personnel. […] On the surface, SmeshApp appeared like your regular, run-of-the-mill IM app and is quite similar to WhatsApp and Telegram. However, once the app was installed —…

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Two teens arrested for hacking hundreds of key Instagram users to scam others

Posted on March 15, 2016 by Dissent

Tim Ring reports: Dutch police have arrested two teenagers suspected of hacking hundreds of influential Instagram users and exploiting their tens of thousands of followers. […] The 18 and 19 year-old males – from towns near Rotterdam and The Hague – are accused of stealing the passwords from key Instagram account holders, who may be…

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