Edmund H. Mahony reports: In an effort to recover tens of millions in losses, the insurer for pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly is trying to prove that lax control over confidential, computer data by Lilly’s security contractor enabled thieves to use detailed schematics to carry out brazen warehouse burglaries in Enfield and elsewhere across the country….
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Privacy Blunder Exposes Mozilla Developers’ Phone Numbers
Ionut Ilascu reports: AMO developers that signed for a free t-shirt from Mozilla had their information exposed for a short period of time due to poor configuration of the online form that collected the data. […] Anyone fitting one of the three eligibility categories has to reserve their t-shirt by signing up on a Google…
MI: Around 85K affected in FireKeepers Casino data breach
WoodTV has an update/follow-up on a FireKeepers Casino breach first disclosed in May. Information from thousands of credit and debit cards may have been stolen during a data security breach at FireKeepers Casino in Battle Creek. Officials with FireKeepers Casino confirmed Friday that approximately 85,000 credit and debit cards used between September 7, 2014, and…
Dumpsters full of employees’ documents at closed Albuquerque business could have been gold for ID thieves
Ryan Luby and Carlos Marquez report: Who doesn’t love a good night on the town? Known for having more than one club under one roof, Graham Central Station in Albuquerque was the place to be. But after nearly 11 years in the business, the doors are locked and the club is closed. Signs on the…
Home Depot asks court to dismiss financial institutions’ lawsuit over data breach
David Allison reports that Home Depot is seeking dismissal of a lawsuit filed by financial institutions by arguing that the financial institutions haven’t demonstrated any concrete injury traceable to Home Depot: Home Depot goes to on say that “No individual bank alleges any harm that it specifically incurred as a result of the Home Depot data breach, and…
Hacker snaffles Plex’s privates, demands ransom or he’ll bare ALL
Kat Hall reports: Hackers have accessed the forum and blog server of TV software biz Plex, gaining access to IP addresses, private messages, emails and encrypted forum passwords. As a response, Plex is requiring customers to change their passwords. In a security update sent to customers yesterday, Plex said: Sadly, we became aware this afternoon…