Virginia Tech has learned that a computer server in the Department of Human Resources was illegally accessed on August 28, 2013. A VT spokesperson informs DataBreaches.net that the illegal access was from outside the school an IP address in Italy. The server contained information about 144,963 individuals who used the institution’s online employment application process…
Category: Hack
Kierkegaard & Perry Labs report hack through a “known bug” in their platform
I think it would be fair to say that Kierkegaard & Perry Labs, Inc’s breach notification to Maryland in July impressed me somewhat unfavorably. KPL was reporting a hack that had compromised some customers’ names, addresses, and credit card numbers with expiration dates and CVV codes. Their investigation revealed that 8 customers’ information was acquired (not…
Equity Trust Company hacked from overseas IP addresses
A breach involving Equity Trust Company in South Dakota also flew under the media radar this year, it seems. In a letter dated April 16 to the Maryland Attorney General’s Office, Michael Dea, President of the Ohio-headquartered firm, writes that at the end of January, they discovered that part of their network had been accessed…
Barclays Bank Cyber Theft: 8 Arrested For Allegedly Hacking Computer System, Stealing $2 Million
Eight men have been arrested on suspicion of stealing 1.3 million pounds ($2 million) from a Barclays bank branch by tapping into its computers, British police said Friday. […] Detective Supt. Terry Wilson said one of the arrested men is the “Mr. Big” of British cybercrime. Police suspect that in both cases a gang member…
Windhaven Investment Management notifies customers months after vendor-maintained server was hacked (update 3)
Windhaven Investment Management is notifying clients that a server maintained by an unnamed vendor suffered an unauthorized intrusion several months ago. As a result, customers’ names, account numbers, custodians, and investment positions for their Windhaven account(s) may have been accessed. Neither Social Security numbers nor dates of birth were exposed. Windhaven learned of the intrusion last month, but…
OK, NSA, ‘fess up: did you hack Belgacom?
Has the NSA been hacking into Belgian telco Belgacom since 2011 – or has some other government? Who knows? Read deStandaard, Threatpost, and the Washington Post.