Sarah Messer reports: EBay is the online marketplace for 25 million sellers, but did you know that when you signed up you gave the company permission to disclose your personal information to your bidders? “GMA” Investigates has found that any bidder on an item can request – and receive in a matter of seconds –…
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Former Tesla employee charged with hacking ex-boss’ computer
Kale Williams reports: A former Tesla employee has been indicted on charges of felony computer hacking after a federal investigation found he allegedly broke into his boss’ computer and posted employee evaluations on the Internet, officials said Thursday. Nima Kalbasi, a 28-year-old Canadian, was arrested Aug. 24 as he tried to cross the border from…
Ooredoo data breach brings legal action
Catherine Trautwein reports: An Ooredoo Myanmar employee that gave out a customer’s call log has been fired, with the company still pursuing legal action through Mandalay police. The June breach involves an Ooredoo customer in Yangon, her male business associate, an intermediary contact and the former Ooredoo Myanmar employee. The Mandalay office employee passed the…
ReverbNation notifies users of breach, recommends changing passwords
Adam Greenberg reports: ReverbNation – an online platform that currently assists more than three million musicians in building their careers – experienced a breach in 2014, and is now notifying an undisclosed number of users and asking them to change their passwords. According to a ReverbNation statement emailed to SCMagazine.com on Thursday, law enforcement recently notified the company…
The Black-eyed Pea parent, Paymentech go to court over handling of data breach
Danielle Abril reports: The parent company of The Black-eyed Pea and Paymentech are caught up in a 2-year-old legal battle over a data breach that allegedly occurred three years ago. Oddly, the lawsuit, filed with the 68th District Court in Dallas County, says very little about the data breach and neither company seems to have…
Ashley Madison hack miscreants may have earned $6,400 from leak
John Leyden reports: Some blackmail attempts against victims of the ongoing Ashley Madison saga resulted in several – albeit modest – pay outs, according to new research. […] An unknown group or individuals (probably unrelated to the self-styled Impact Team who pulled off the hack) sent extortion emails demanding Bitcoin for silence. Toshiro Nishimura, research…