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Hacked if you do, hacked if you don’t? I almost pity Sony.

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Dissent

Well, sure, this will help. NOT. Seen on Pastebin: MESSAGE TO CEO OF SONY – MICHAEL LYNTON I Dear Mr. Michael Lynton (CEO of Sony Entertainment), We shall first-off begin this message with an expression of sympathy as you have failed to release “The Interview” as you believe that hackers shall carry out a new…

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Target Averts Most – But Not All – Claims Over Data Breach

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Dissent

Jack Bouboushian reports: A federal judge dismissed most consumer-negligence claims against Target for cybersecurity failures that resulted in a massive data breach last year. […] Magnuson dismissed the majority of those claims Thursday after finding that some consumers’ states do not permit the remedy they seek. While plaintiffs have shown that they suffered pecuniary damages…

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Hackers demand Sony remove all signs The Interview existed or more data will be released

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Dissent

Jacob Kastrenakes reports: The hackers who attacked Sony Pictures are making more demands of the studio following their success in scrapping the release of The Interview, according to CNN. CNN reports that top Sony executives received an email from the hacking group last night with a message saying that it would withhold further data, but only if the studio never let…

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Presidian Hotels & Resorts releases information about data breach investigation

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Dissent

Visalia, California (December 19, 2014): Officials of Presidian Hotels & Resorts (Presidian), an independent hotel management company, announce the suspected breach of the point-of-sale system from the period July 26, 2014 – September 2, 2014 at food and beverage outlets such as the restaurant at the Visalia Marriott at the Convention Center Hotel, in Visalia,…

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FBI Update on Sony Investigation

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Dissent

Today, the FBI would like to provide an update on the status of our investigation into the cyber attack targeting Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE). In late November, SPE confirmed that it was the victim of a cyber attack that destroyed systems and stole large quantities of personal and commercial data. A group calling itself the…

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Misfortune Cookie crumbles router security: ’12 MILLION+’ in hijack risk

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Dissent

John Leyden reports: Infosec biz Check Point says it has discovered a critical software vulnerability that allows hackers to hijack home and small business broadband routers across the web. The commandeered boxes can be used to launch attacks on PCs and gadgets within their local networks. More than 12 million low-end SOHO routers worldwide are…

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