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Feds Arrest Alleged ‘Dread Pirate Roberts,’ the Brain Behind the Silk Road Drug Site
Kim Zetter reports: The FBI has arrested the San Francisco man they say ran Silk Road, the notorious underground digital bazaar that allowed traffickers to anonymously peddle heroin, cocaine and nearly anything else illegal. Ross William Ulbricht, 29, who allegedly operated the site as “Dread Pirate Roberts,” was charged in the Southern District of New…
Data Broker Hackers Also Compromised NW3C
In Part II of his latest investigative series, Brian Krebs reports: The same miscreants responsible for breaking into the networks of America’s top consumer and business data brokers appear to have also infiltrated and stolen huge amounts of data from the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C), a congressionally-funded non-profit organization that provides training, investigative support and research…
Vendini’s insurer says they’re not liable
Law360.com reports that St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company wants a court to rule it’s not responsible for $7 million in liability coverage in a class action lawsuit brought against online ticket broker Vendini. Subscription required to read the article. Coverage of the Vendini hack can be found in these posts.
MO: R.T. Jones Capital Equities Management, Inc. informs clients’ employees of breach
On July 26, 2013, R.T. Jones Capital Equities Management, Inc. learned of the possibility that the unnamed web hosting facility that hosts its website was the subject of a cyber-attack that occurred on July 22, 2013. Although their investigations are ongoing, on August 7, 2013 the forensic experts hired by the firm confirmed that the attack could result in the…
ICG America notifies customers of its companies of payment system compromise (update 2)
ICG America, which operates a family of retail and e-commerce companies that includes Amazing Clubs, Flying Noodle, MonsterBrew, Games2U, TexasIrons, and California Reds, has joined the ranks of those disclosing hacks involving customer data. In August, ICG America was alerted by a credit card company that their payment processing system appeared to have been attacked….