Mary Carolan reports: A consulting company has told the High Court that Denis O’Brien has left “clouded in mystery” exactly how material from the firm’s computers files ended up on a USB memory stick placed in an envelope sent anonymously to Mr O’Brien. Michael Collins SC, for Dublin-based Red Flag Consulting Ltd, said it was of “extraordinary concern” to…
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Feds charge Ardit Ferizi, a/k/a @Th3Dir3ctorY, with creating hit list of American military, govt employees for ISIS
Was a hack of a U.S. retailer used to develop an ISIL hit list of American military members and government employees? According to a federal complaint unsealed today, it appears it was. From the Department of Justice: Malaysian authorities have detained Kosovo citizen Ardit Ferizi in Malaysia on a U.S. provisional arrest warrant alleging that he provided…
Data dump suggests possible breach at Electronic Arts
Steve Ragan reports: A post to Pastebin containing account details for Electronic Arts (EA) customers hit a little too close to home for one gamer, who found his email address, account password, and games list among the harvested data. The data dump also included what appear to be dates of birth. A mere three hours…
Uber Left Hundreds of Drivers’ Licenses and Social Security Numbers Exposed
Motherboard reports: Due to an apparent mistake, Uber left the personal information of what appears to be hundreds of drivers exposed online, including their Social Security numbers, scans of driver licenses, tax forms, and other data. The data leak seems to be linked to the company’s new “Uber partner” app, designed to provide drivers with…
AZ: Hackers steal Streets of New York credit card data
Marc Martinez reports: It’s a popular Valley restaurant chain known for is pizza, but now “The Streets of New York” owners are dealing with a problem that is affecting its customers. The business fell victim to hackers who were able to steal credit card information from patrons. It doesn’t look like it was a large…
Court rules for Coca-Cola identity theft victim on stolen laptops
Judy Greenwald reports: A Coca-Cola employee who was the victim of identity theft after company laptops were stolen did suffer actual harm as a result, and can pursue a putative class action lawsuit against the company, says a Pennsylvania federal court. Shane K. Enslin began working for a company that was eventually acquired by the…