Saeed Kamali Dehghan reports: A contractor that provides visa services on behalf of governments around the world, including the UK, has suffered a serious technical glitch that allowed personal data to be compromised. VFS Global, which acts for around 45 governments, released online application forms this week that used sequential reference numbers, allowing users to…
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Ex-employees probed in attack on Hacking Team
Manuela D’Alessandro of Reuters reports: Milan prosecutors are investigating six former employees of surveillance software maker Hacking Team in connection with a massive attack on the data system of the Italian cybersecurity firm, sources familiar with the case said on Friday. […]Investigative sources said the six suspects had already been placed under investigation in…
FL: Timeshare rental company employee accused of selling credit card information
WFTV reports: An employee who did data processing at an Orange County timeshare rental company is accused in a criminal operation that includes trafficking in counterfeit credit cards. Brandon Bizar, CEO of Preferred Guest Resorts, got a call Thursday about Chrystie Hall’s arrest. He said she worked there several years. Police said she might have been making…
Statement From Avid Life Media Inc. (AshleyMadison breach)
TORONTO, July 20, 2015 — We were recently made aware of an attempt by an unauthorized party to gain access to our systems. We immediately launched a thorough investigation utilizing leading forensics experts and other security professionals to determine the origin, nature, and scope of this incident. We apologize for this unprovoked and criminal intrusion…
WA: Prosecutors: ‘Methodical’ id thieves hit Seattle clinics, law office
Levi Pulkkinen reports: Two Seattle men described by prosecutors as “methodical criminals” are now accused of breaking into clinics, a law office and mailboxes during an identity theft spree. King County prosecutors claim Duane Nelson, 42, and Randolph Chechak, 47, attacked the credit of more than a dozen people while stealing more than $100,000 during…
Online Cheating Site AshleyMadison Hacked
Brian Krebs reports: Large caches of data stolen from online cheating site AshleyMadison.com have been posted online by an individual or group that claims to have completely compromised the company’s user databases, financial records and other proprietary information. The still-unfolding leak could be quite damaging to some 37 million users of the hookup service, whose slogan is…