Dan Margolies reports that Commerce Bank in Kansas City is first replacing credit cards after a recent small wave of fraudulent activity was reported. The compromised cards were involved in the Heartland Payment Systems breach disclosed in January 2009. “We are now beginning to reissue some cards that were part of the block of cards…
Category: Hack
Private Jet-Set Network Hacked
McAfee Research Blog reports that ASmallWorld, a social networking site for jetsetters received an extortion demand: Yesterday the French police force (OCLCTIC), accompanied by FBI agents, arrested two French residents. They were suspected of hacking [ASmallWorld] social-network platform dedicated to the worldwide upper crust. They allegedly attempted to extort US$1 million from the webmasters to…
Auditor: Bullitt lacked proper controls to prevent online theft
Emily Hagedorn reports: Bullitt County Fiscal Court did not have sufficient online banking controls in place at the time of the June online theft of $415,989, according to a report by the state auditor. […] On June 29, Bullitt officials discovered $415,989 missing from the payroll account; $299,684.92 is yet to be recovered. They believe…
Former inmate pleads guilty to hacking prison computer
A former prisoner of the Plymouth County Correctional Facility pled guilty today in federal court to intentionally damaging the prison’s computer network while he was an inmate. Acting United States Attorney Michael K. Loucks and Warren T. Bamford, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation – Boston Field Division, announced that Francis…
Hackers breach Warrick Co. bank accounts
Nicole DiDonato reports: Cyber thieves have recently hacked their way into dozens of online bank accounts in Warrick County. Investigators said that it happened to customers of People’s Saving and Trust Bank in Boonville (Indiana). The breach is not being done inside the bank itself, but rather to the company that services their customer’s debit…
RBS WorldPay downplays database hack reports
John Leyden reports: RBS WorldPay and a hacker are at loggerheads over the seriousness of a supposed breach on websites run by the payment processing firm. Security shortcomings – since blocked – on RBS WorldPay website exposed confidential information, including admin passwords and the contact details of partners, according to blog posts by Romanian hacker…