BBC reports: The Brightside Group – manager of several motor insurance websites, including eCar insurance – has identified that there was breach in its security system on 29 September. However, “the company confirms that there’s no evidence that any personal information was obtained by the perpetrator,” the firm told the BBC. Read more on BBC….
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JPMorgan Discovers Further Cyber Security Issues (UPDATED)
UPDATED: JPMorgan Chase told CNBC it was not aware of a new cyber attack on its computer network, striking down the NY Times article cited below. Original post: Jessica Silver-Greenberg and Matthew Goldstein report: For the second time in roughly three months, JPMorgan Chase is scrambling to contain the fallout from a security breach of its vast computer network,…
An FBI informant led hacks against 30 countries—now we know which ones
Dell Cameron writes: A Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) informant targeted more than two dozen countries in a series of high-profile cyberattacks in 2012. The names of many of those countries have remained secret, under seal by a court order—until now. A cache of leaked IRC chat logs and other documents obtained by the Daily…
Hacked security plugin firm stored customer passwords in plaintext. Seriously?
Graham Cluley writes: … from time to time, firms find themselves in the position of admitting that they have messed up massively with potentially disastrous consequences for their business and their innocent customers. What makes it even worse, however, is when the company that has fallen woefully short really should have known better. One such company which…
Four hackers charged with stealing $100m in US army and Xbox technology
Nicky Woolf reports: Four men have been charged with breaking into the computer systems of Microsoft, the US army and leading games manufacturers, as part of an alleged international hacking ring that netted more than $100m in intellectual property, the US Department of Justice said on Tuesday. The four, aged between 18 and 28, are…
EPIC Urges FTC to Investigate Maricopa County Community Colleges Data Breach
Earlier this year, I reached out to the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), to encourage them to join DataBreaches.net in filing a complaint with the FTC concerning the massive data breach at Maricopa County Community Colleges District (MCCCD). I am pleased to see that they have done so, agreeing with me that MCCCD is covered by…