WZZM reports: The Montcalm County Sheriff’s Department is warning of a data breach potentially affecting dozens of customers. Investigators say thieves hacked into the Carson Village Market server and accessed customers’ credit and debit card information. Multiple people have called police to report their credit card numbers were used to make purchases in southeast Michigan…
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Oregon secretary of state website back online after hacker attack
KATU reports: Oregon’s secretary of state’s website was fully back in business Monday after “an unauthorized intrusion” earlier this month, according to the agency. […] When the intrusion was discovered Feb. 4, the agency shut down the state’s online business registry and campaign finance records. The state said the hackers didn’t get access to the…
Ethical hacking organization hacked, website defaced with Edward Snowden’s passport
Rich McCormick reports: The EC-Council, a US professional organization that offers a respected certification in ethical hacking, was itself hacked this weekend. Passport and photo ID details of more than 60,000 security professionals who have obtained or applied for the EC-Council’s Certified Ethical Hacker certification are at risk after the breach, many of whom work in…
An update regarding your REDcard and the data breach
Ken Hess, a Target customer, received an update letter about the Target breach which he posted in its entirety on ZDNet. There is really nothing particularly new in the letter, other than Target says they (still) have no evidence of any misuse of their branded RED cards and only a “low amount” of misuse of…
Ten months later, Memphis Police Dept. first notifies people of data breach?
Melissa Moon reports: A security breach at the Memphis Police Department may have compromised the personal information of thousands. It happened nearly a year ago, but those at risk are just finding out about it. Memphis Police say in April of 2013 someone hacked into a database system used to search for people, residences, and…
Kenerson Associates notifies employees of breach at payroll processor, BenefitMall
Kenerson Associates in Beverly, Massachusetts is notifying 18 current and former employees whose personal information may have been accessed in a breach involving their payroll processor, Dallas, Texas-based BenefitMall. In a letter dated February 18 to the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office, Kenerson incorporated BenefitMall’s January 16th notification letter to Kenerson about the breach. Their report…