Meg Kinnard of Associated Press reports that Circuit Judge G. Thomas Cooper has dismissed Governor Haley and South Carolina’s former revenue director as defendants in a lawsuit over the state’s massive security breach last year in the Department of Revenue. But… and this will be interesting to watch, the judge said he needed more time…
Category: Hack
Sony fined £250,000 after millions of UK gamers’ details compromised in 2011 Playstation hack
It was one of the biggest hacks of 2011 from a media standpoint, and at least some of those involved were subsequently arrested. But Sony’s woes from the hack are not over and it has now been hit with the biggest monetary penalty ever issued by the U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office for a data breach….
Genesco may sue credit card companies over fines for 2010 data breach
In December 2010, Genesco, the parent company of United States Journeys, Journeys Kidz, Shi by Journeys, Johnston & Murphy, and Underground Station, disclosed its network had been compromised by malware and that it had first learned of the compromise from payment processors. Fast forward two years, and Genesco may be suing American Express, MasterCard and Visa for $15.6 million, according…
On the wall of shame, SCDOR’s breach should rank embarrassingly high
Embarrassing reminders about the South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR) breach continue. The Associated Press reports on testimony in yesterday’s hearing by the state’s House oversight panel: Revenue has been criticized for not using the state information technology division’s computer monitoring services — which are offered but not required — before the hacking. While the…
Global Payments revises total breach cost estimates upwards, but wait until you see what *didn’t* cost them
In September, I posted Global Payments’ statement from their quarterly filing that dealt with the costs of a breach disclosed in March 2012. BankInfoSecurity.com has just reported on their most recent filing. Whereas last year, Global Payments estimated the cost of the breach at about $84 million, their current 10-Q filing puts the cost of the…
Former IT security manager for SCDOR testifies about the lack of security controls prior to its breach
Jeffrey Collins of Associated Press reports: The Department of Revenue was more concerned with keeping employees from accessing news, sports and social media websites on their work computers than protecting taxpayer data like Social Security numbers, a former computer security chief at the agency said Thursday. Read more on Aiken Standard. Tim Smith of Greenville…