Victims of the breach still have not been notified. OPM will start sending postal laters “later this month.” The government will spend $133 million on identity theft protection services. With options, it could go up to $330 million. ID Experts (Identity Theft Guard Solutions LLC) got the gig to provide the service, which will provide…
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MX: Grupo Financiero Banorte Fined $2m for Failure to Notify Customers of Security Breach (updated)
Liisa M. Thomas and Zachary L. Sorman of Winston Strawn write: Mexico’s National Transparency, Information Access, and Data Protection Institute (INAI) recently announced an impending fine of almost $2 million USD to be levied against Grupo Financiero Banorte, the third largest bank in Mexico. According to a statement by an INAI official, the bank failed…
Former IT Manager at Smart Online Inc. Pleads Guilty to Sending Damaging Computer Code to Former Company’s Servers
A former information technology manager pleaded guilty yesterday to sending damaging computer code to servers at his former employer, a software company. Nikhil Nilesh Shah, 33, of Union, New Jersey, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert T. Numbers II of the Eastern District of North Carolina, to one felony count of causing the transmission of…
The National Crime Agency website DDoSed?
Harry Readhead reports: A hacking group has claimed to have attacked the National Crime Agency in revenge for the arrest of several people for internet attacks. As part of Operation Vivarium, the NCA detained six people on 28 August for allegedly purchasing a hacking tool that allows users to temporarily shut down websites. And hackgroup…
Russian-speaking hackers breach 97 websites, many of them dating ones
Jeremy Kirk reports: Russian-speaking hackers have breached 97 websites, mostly dating-related, and stolen login credentials, putting hundreds of thousands of users at risk. Many of the websites are niche dating ones similar to Ashley Madison, according to a list compiled by Hold Security, a Wisconsin-based company that specializes in analyzing data breaches. A few are job-related…
In: KSHEC website hacked; restored later
Deepika K.C. writes: On Friday morning, those who tried logging into Karnataka State Higher Education Council (KSHEC) website were greeted by an unusual message. A caricature holding a glass with red liquid — as if offering a toast — was mocking at the visitors with these words: “Your data belong to me”. The hackers had…