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MyPilotStore.com hack results in false charges on customers’ cards

Posted on March 31, 2010 by Dissent

On February 18, MyPlane, dba MyPilotStore.com, discovered that their database containing their customers’ names, addresses, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, and credit card information had been hacked. According to the firm, some customers received a “nominal fake charge to their credit card by a company not associated with us.” By letter dated March 19, MyPilotStore notified…

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MidFlorida Credit Union Issuing New Cards

Posted on March 30, 2010 by Dissent

Kyle Kennedy reports that new fraud reports have emerged related to the Heartland Payment Systems breach disclosed in January 2009 and that a credit union is now replacing additional cards: Some MidFlorida Credit Union members are getting new debit cards because of a fraud risk. Kathy Britt, chief operations officer for Lakeland-based MidFlorida, said the…

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Court papers confirm JC Penney as hacking victim

Posted on March 30, 2010 by Dissent

Phil Wahba reports: JC Penney Co Inc was one of the victims of notorious computer hacker Albert Gonzalez, according to unsealed documents made available on Monday by a federal judge in Boston. Read more on Reuters about how the retailer tried to prevent their name from being made public. The firm’s identity had been revealed…

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Outed by judge, Wet Seal reveals 2008 breach

Posted on March 30, 2010 by Dissent

After being outed by a Massachusetts judge who felt that the retailer should have disclosed the incident in 2008, Wet Seal subsequently issued a statement acknowledging that they had a security breach that involved the hacking ring led by Albert Gonzalez. According to Wet Seal’s statement: In May 2008, we became aware that a criminal…

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TJX Accomplice Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison

Posted on March 29, 2010 by Dissent

Kim Zetter reports: A hacker who helped TJX hacker Albert Gonzalez and others gain access to corporate networks was sentenced to 7 years and one day on Monday . Christopher Scott, 27, pleaded guilty to breaching the wireless access points of several retailers between 2003 and 2007 to siphon credit and debit card numbers, which…

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Gonzalez sentenced to concurrent 20-years terms; one more sentencing to go

Posted on March 26, 2010 by Dissent

Nancy Weil reports: As his parents and sister silently wept, hacker mastermind Albert Gonzalez was sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Court to two concurrent 20-year stints in prison for his role in what prosecutors called the “unparalleled” theft of millions of credit and debit card numbers from major U.S. retailers.* U.S. District Court Judge Patti…

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