The Associated Press reports that the Dutch government has approved the extradition of Vladimir Drinkman to the United States. Drinkman is accused of articipating in a hacking ring that penetrated computer networks of more than a dozen corporations and stole at least 160 million credit and debit card numbers.
Category: Business Sector
TX: Security Breach At Euless Mattress Firm
Bud Gillett reports: A CBS 11 News viewer tipped us off to a breach of security at a local business that can put customers’ private financial information at risk. The viewer told CBS 11 News he took the photos at the dumpster behind a Mattress Firm store at the southwest corner of Glade Road and…
Cytta Reports Online Hacking of their Nevada Secretary of State Officer and Director Data
Cytta Corp. (OTCQB: CYCA) wishes to report that it was the victim of an online hacking incident on October 30th, 2014 in that, unauthorized person or persons accessed the Nevada Secretary of State Corporate filing system known as “Silverflume” and surreptitiously altered the Officer and Director information contained therein. This Corporate information is the backbone of numerous very important systems including banking, regulatory and reporting throughout the US. The unauthorized person or…
CORRECTION: NO Nationwide Insurance breach
CORRECTION: For some reason, an OLD news story showed up in my feed. There has been no new breach involving Nationwide Insurance. Original post deleted with apologies to Nationwide.
Security Breach Gives Access To Users PlayStation Network Data – Researcher
Alexis writes: A researcher in security just discovered what seems to be a rather critical breach in Sony’s PlayStation Network. With SQL injection, it is apparently possible to access users data. A 20 years old Austrian hacker, Aria Akhavan, discovered a breach in the PlayStation Network website. According to Golem.de, the hacker has warned Sony…
OH: More details emerge on Willard Park Garage breach
Cory Shaffer reports: The vendor that runs the parking garage under Cleveland City Hall confirmed a data breach in late October potentially compromised sensitive information of hundreds of people who park in the garage. Ken Russo, director of support services for Datapark, confirmed in a city-issued statement that the company’s financial security system had been breached,…