The California Attorney General’s Office has issued a report, Cybersecurity in the Golden State: How California Businesses Can Protect Against and Respond to Malware, Data Breaches and Other Cyberincidents. Here’s the Executive Summary: Executive Summary Relatively small investments in cybersecurity preparedness can yield significant risk reductions. Every business in California should follow the steps summarized below,…
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First American Bank Reports Data Breach in Chicago Taxis
First American Bank has filed a complaint with the City of Chicago following reports of a data breach involving customer debit cards used in taxis in the city. The banking company, based in Elk Grove Village, is advising customers not to use debit cards, or any other cards, in local taxis and has filed a…
Sands Update: Hackers stole personal information of tens of thousands of Pennsylvania casino patrons
Hannah Dreier of Associated Press reports: Computer hackers stole the personal information of tens of thousands of Las Vegas Sands customers during a data breach earlier this month, the casino company said Friday. The company said in a regulatory filing that information about some patrons at its Bethlehem, Pa., hotel-casino was compromised during the Feb….
Sears, Secret Service Said to Investigate Possible Data Breach, but Sears Says There’s No Evidence of Breach
Michael Riley reports: The U.S. Secret Service is investigating a possible security breach at Sears Holdings Corporation, after a series of cyber attacks on retailers that have exposed the credit-card data of millions of U.S. consumers, according to a person familiar with the investigation. Read more on Bloomberg.com. The Chicago Tribune has a response from…
More details emerge on 80sTees breach disclosed in 2013
Back in April 2013, 80sTees (80sTees.com) notified a number of state attorneys general that their customer payment card data had been compromised. According to reports to New Hampshire, Vermont, Maryland, and California: on January 29, 2013, the Pennsylvania-headquartered firm was asked by Discover to examine their system after suspicious charges were noted on customers’ cards following purchases…
KR: Hackers arrested over data leakage
Choi Mo-Ran reports: Authorities said yesterday that they have arrested three hackers suspected of leaking the personal data of 17 million people from 225 websites. The Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency announced yesterday that it had arrested the trio, who stole personal data from Korean websites and sold it to loan lenders and chauffeur service companies…