On January 13, I wrote: And for Tuesday’s edition of “How Not to Handle a Reported Breach,” we give you….. (drum roll)…. Boomerang Rentals. Although Boomerang has continued to investigate claims of a breach resulting in fraudulent charges, and have brought in a third party to assist in their investigation, they still haven’t notified consumers…
Category: Business Sector
FBI arrests Madonna’s alleged hacker
Cory Bennett reports: When Madonna’s music leaks, the FBI is on it. FBI agents and Israeli authorities on Wednesday arrested a 39-year-old man in Tel Aviv who allegedly infiltrated Madonna’s computer, stole unfinished songs and leaked them online. Read more on The Hill.
Court Rules in Favor of Breached Retailer
Tracy Kitten reports: A breached retailer has won a court ruling against its payments processor and merchant bank, setting a $500,000 cap on how much it must pay for a point-of-sale breach it suffered in late 2012. Now the processor and bank must pick up the rest of the breach-related tab. […] On Jan. 15,…
Update on Minecraft leaks: Microsoft says no Mojang.net service was compromised
Stuart Dredge reports: A list of email addresses and passwords for Minecraft players published online in January was not the result of a security breach at developer Mojang, according to its parent company, Microsoft. Personal details for more than 1,800 players’ accounts were published online in plain-text format, sparking fears that hackers had gained access…
Judge Warns Against Sealing Documents in Home Depot Data Breach Cases
From the yay-a-judge-standing-up-for-transparency dept.: R. Robin McDonald reports: A federal judge in Atlanta has put lawyers in litigation over credit and debit card security breaches at The Home Depot that he will reject attempts to seal large portions of the court record. “The first 10 years I was on the bench pretty much we just…
Ex-tax franchise store owner in Virginia sentenced for ID theft
AP reports: A former Eastern Shore tax franchise store owner will spend two years in prison for aggravated identity theft. U.S. Attorney Dana J. Boente says 41-year-old Sherry R. Kelley of Exmore used about 20 clients’ identity information to obtain 30 lines of credit from H&R Block Bank. Read more on Times Union.