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Even if you terminate access, disgruntled ex-employees may still find a way to hurt you

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Dissent

A criminal complaint was unsealed today in federal court in the Eastern District of New York charging Michael Meneses with hacking into the computer network of a company that manufactures high-voltage power supplies, causing the company over $90,000 in damage. Meneses was arrested earlier today in Smithtown, Long Island, and his initial appearance is scheduled…

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And so it begins… attorneys general investigating LivingSocial.com breach

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Dissent

Attorney General George Jepsen of CT and Attorney General Douglas Gansler of Maryland have written to LivingSocial to request more information on their recent breach and how it may impact consumers. Their actions were announced in a press release yesterday. The Attorneys General have asked the company to provide a detailed timeline of the incident,…

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Update to the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic breach

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Dissent

Back in February, I noted that the FBI had been called in to investigate a breach involving the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic.  A number of those who signed up for the event had reported credit card fraud. Now lawyers for Iron Horse Bicycle Classic have reported the breach to the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office….

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Follow-up: How did a hacker get into UGA system?

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Dissent

Joe Johnson reports some of the follow-up on University of Georgia hack disclosed last year: University of Georgia officials thought they may have been under attack from multiple hackers when the identities of thousands of employees and students went missing last fall. But it turned out to be the work of a single person, a…

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LivingSocial Hacked — More Than 50 Million Customer Names, Emails, Birthdates and Encrypted Passwords Accessed (Internal Memo)

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Dissent

Update: Double-WOW. Their breach notice is already up on the California Attorney General’s web site. According to their submission to the state, the breach occurred on April 5 and was discovered on April 12. Original post follows: Wow. AllThingsD.com is reporting: LivingSocial, the daily deals site owned in part by Amazon, has suffered a massive…

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AU IT security professional arrested; part of LulzSec

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Dissent

James W. Manning reports that a self-proclaimed leader of LulzSec known by the screen name of “Aush0k” has been arrested in Australia. And not surprisingly, the IT security firm he worked for as an IT professional has fired the 24-year-old. Matthew Flannery was arrested after he allegedly infiltrated a government website earlier this month. No…

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