On May 3, an intruder compromised the web mail account of an HDSA executive. The purpose was likely to facilitate a fraudulent wire transfer from HDSA’s bank account, as the transfer could only occur if an email sent to the executive’s account was approved. The attempt failed, as the executive discovered the compromise on May…
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Security breach at Opscode as attackers download databases
Iain Thomson reports: Opscode, the commercial side of the open source Chef configuration management tool beloved by Google, Facebook, and IBM, has warned customers that a flaw in an unnamed third-party application has left its wiki and ticketing system pwned. “The attacker gained escalated privileges and downloaded the user database for the wiki and ticketing…
Bridgewater Associates notifies former employees that their information was accessed by unknown individual
Bridgewater Associates, LP offers employees continuing health coverage (COBRA) when they separate from the firm. That coverage is administered by Ceridian, who maintain a database with the employees’ and their dependents’ names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and other benefit plan information (but no medical information). On or about April 11, a Bridgewater…
Ca: City of Abbotsford online services hacked, residents’ data at risk
Rochelle Baker reports: The City of Abbotsford is warning residents personal data such as bank account numbers and addresses may have been compromised after software used to run the municipality’s online services was hacked. Read more on the Abbotsford-Mission Times. A notice, linked from the city’s home page, reads: On July 16, 2013, the City…
University of Delaware: 72,000 people affected by hack
6ABC News reports: The University of Delaware says the employee records of 72,000 people, which includes social security numbers, were breached by criminal hacking. In a letter dated Monday, the university officials said it experienced a cyber attack which targeted the personal records of both current and former employees, including student workers. The hack exploited…
Apple Developer site hack: doubts cast on Turkish hacker’s claims
Charles Arthur reports: A Guardian investigation has cast doubt on claims by a UK-based Turkish researcher that he hacked into Apple’s Developer portal, which has been offline for more than a week. Read more on The Guardian.