James Temperton reports: An 18-year-old man from Southport has been arrested as part of a police investigation into the attacks on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network over Christmas. Police said the man had been arrested under the computer misuse act. Read more on Wired (UK). BBC also provides coverage.
Category: Business Sector
Boomerang still not telling customers whether they’ve confirmed a security breach
In today’s installment, Boomerang offers customers “£12 worth of Payback Points and Exclusive Access to Bonus Games,” but there’s no mention as to whether they’ve confirmed they had a security breach (previous coverage here). Of course, some forensic investigations take more time than customers would like, but there is absolutely no statement that I can see…
Ex-Citadel employee sentenced to three years for data theft
Bloomberg reports: A former Citadel LLC employee who admitted stealing data from the Chicago-based investment firm as well as high-frequency trading computer code from a New Jersey company was sentenced to three years in prison. Yihao “Ben” Pu, who was charged in 2011, pleaded guilty in August to stealing proprietary information from Citadel in 2011 and to…
It’s not just Park ‘n Fly: OneStopParking also confirms data breach
Kentucky-based OneStopParking has also disclosed a data breach. You can read a copy of their notification letter to consumers on the Vermont Attorney General’s web site (pdf).
Park ‘N Fly Notifies Customers of Data Security Compromise
Brian Krebs had the scoop on this breach back in December, but now Park ‘n Fly has issued a statement: ATLANTA, Jan. 13, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Park ‘N Fly (“PNF”) has become aware of a security compromise involving payment card data processed through its e-commerce website. PNF has been working continuously to understand the nature and…
UK: Boomerang Rentals customers report fraudulent card charges (Update 2)
And for Tuesday’s edition of “How Not to Handle a Reported Breach,” we give you….. (drum roll)…. Boomerang Rentals. John Leyden of The Register provides a recap of what happened when customers started expressing concerns about fraudulent charges on cards they had on file with the video game rental service. Neil Bolt of PSU also…