From their web site: “The 1% program of Public Architecture connects nonprofit organizations in need of design assistance with architecture and design firms willing to donate their time on a pro bono basis. “ I wish really bad karma for all hackers who go after non-profits trying to do some good in this world. Posted by the 1%…
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DutchWear notifies online customers of payment card breach
Boersma Bros. LLC, dba DutchWear has disclosed a breach affecting those who made purchases online between November 7th and December 6th. On Saturday, December 6th, 2014, we received information that raised suspicion of an unauthorized breach of our website that was exposing the payment information for some customers of DutchWear. In order to best protect…
Entry Point of JPMorgan Data Breach Is Identified
Oops. An overlooked server that was not configured for two-factor authentication became the weak link in JPMorgan’s defenses. Matthew Goldstein, Nicole Perlroth, and Michael Corkery report: The computer breach at JPMorgan Chase this summer — the largest intrusion of an American bank to date — might have been thwarted if the bank had installed a simple…
PA: Police investigate student data breach at South Western High School
Jennifer Wentz reports: Penn Township police are investigating a data breach at South Western High School. The district discovered Dec. 18 that an unauthorized person accessed social security numbers of students attending the school in the 2006-2007 and 2014-2015 school years, according to a letter sent to district parents Dec. 19. Police do not believe…
VA: Security Incident Involving James Madison University Network
December 18, 2014 James Madison University is committed to protecting the confidentiality and security of the information entrusted to us. This notice contains important information regarding a recent security incident involving JMU’s network. Since October, JMU Information Technology, along with law enforcement and outside security consultants, has been investigating an incident of unauthorized access to…
Sony Hackers Snooped for Months, Then Planted 10-Minute Time Bomb
Pavel Alpeyev and Grace Huang report: Hackers who broke into Sony Corp.’s Hollywood unit probably spent months collecting passwords and mapping the network before they committed a last act of vandalism, setting off a virus that wiped out data and crashed the system in 10 minutes. Trend Micro Inc. arrived at these conclusions after running…