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Claims that Trustwave was responsible for monitoring Target’s network “baseless” – Trustwave

Posted on March 30, 2014 by Dissent

Yesterday, Trustwave issued a statement on its website about allegations made in lawsuits against Target naming it as a co-defendant. The letter, signed by Trustwave CEO Robert J. McCullen reads: March 29, 2014 Dear Customers and Business Partners, As some of you may know, Trustwave was recently named as a defendant in lawsuits relating to the…

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Hacked Japanese Building Research Institute responds to hack

Posted on March 29, 2014 by Dissent

A hacker who identifies him/herself as BH_Hacker has dumped data on Pastebin that allegedly comes from a kenken.go.jp database. The National Institute of Building Research  identifies itself as an incorporated administrative agency of Japan. The data dump contains 330 records with first and last names, usernames, email addresses, and telephone numbers. With one exception, there were…

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In split vote, MCCCD extends contract with law firm for data breach-related services (updated)

Posted on March 29, 2014 by Dissent

I usually don’t find news about law firms’ contracts with respect to data breach-related services particularly noteworthy, but in the context of Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD)’s data breach response, there’s been a  newsworthy aspect. Last year, MCCCD hired the law firm of Wilson Elser to handle their breach response. As I noted on…

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TX: Spec’s discloses hack that began October 31, 2012, may have affected more than 500,000 customers

Posted on March 28, 2014 by Dissent

Spec’s, a Texas superstore selling wines, spirits, and finer foods, has announced that customer data at 34 of its locations may have been snagged by hackers. The hack reportedly began October 31, 2012 and continued until March 20, 2014. Although the breach reportedly affected less than 5% of its transactions, a spokesperson informed the Houston…

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Missouri Man Sentenced On Computer Hacking Charges

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Dissent

JONATHAN COWDEN was sentenced today to fifteen months of imprisonment resulting from his conviction for hacking a website associated with an Israeli-based business.  Cowden was also ordered to pay restitution to the victims of his hacking crimes. The hacking charge against Cowden resulted from a series of computer intrusions Cowden executed between November 2011 and January…

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Another notice of claim filed against MCCCD following massive breach

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Dissent

Another lawsuit has been filed against Maricopa County Community College District. From the press release by the law firm: Gallagher & Kennedy has served the Maricopa County Community College District with another notice of class-action claims on behalf of approximately 2.5 million students, parents and others whose private, confidential information was compromised in a massive data…

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