Emily Longnecker reports: The personal information of nearly 200,000 people is at risk after hackers recently targeted Butler University. This data breach exposed around 163,000 people, including faculty, staff, alumni, current students and even one-time prospective students who never actually wound up attending the university. Butler officials say they have reached out to those who were…
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Birth Certificate Service Reveals Data Breach
Jeanne Price reports: Some data breach notifications just jump off the page and scream, “Details, please!” Such is the case for Record Assist LLC of Houston, Texas, which appears to provide expedited copies of vital records. Birth certificates, to be precise. As any data security writer can tell you, certified birth certificates should be treated…
P.F. Chang’s “cut corners on security” – lawsuit
Jack Bouboushian reports: Lax security at P.F. Chang’s China Bistro allowed hackers to steal up to 7 million customers’ credit and debit card numbers, and the restaurant waited nine months to tell customers about the security breach, a class action claims in Federal Court. Lead plaintiff John Lewert sued P.F. Chang’s China Bistro on Wednesday….
MI: ID thieves hack into Grand Avenue parking ramp system in Lansing
Scott Davis reports: Computer hackers have stolen credit card information from patrons of the Grand Avenue parking ramp in downtown Lansing. One of the ramp’s owner is urging users to replace their cards. Shawn Elliott, an owner of the ramp, said he shut down the ramp’s credit card processing system Friday after a patron told…
AU: Police make state’s first bitcoin arrest in League of Legends hack
Kristian Silva reports: Queensland Police have made what is believed to be the state’s first bitcoin-related arrest. Police say about $110,000 worth of the digital currency was in the possession of Kingaroy man Shane Duffy, who is accused of hacking a US-based gaming network and selling player information to the highest bidder. […] Police allege…
Cupid Media found culpable for password data breach
Paris Cowan reports: Australian online dating operator Cupid Media breached the Privacy Act last year when its lax security provisions were exploited by hackers and the personal details of up to 245,000 of its customers stolen, the Privacy Commissioner has found. Cupid Media operates a number of niche dating forums based on ethnicity, sexual orientation…