Ouch. Tim Smith reports: A foreign hacker stole a vast database of the South Carolina Department of Revenue and investigators told GreenvilleOnline.com that 387,000 credit card numbers and 3.6 million Social Security numbers have been exposed. Read more on Greenville News. Update 1: The paper also has a later article on the review of state agencies’…
Category: Hack
Official Square Enix Goods Shop Reports Leaked User Info
Original breach notices not in English, so I hope this is an accurate recap of the situation from another source: The Official Goods Online Shop for video game studio Square Enix updated on Tuesday to announce that “the possibility of unauthorized access in the Square Enix Official Merchandise online shop” occurred between September 13 and 18. Further investigation into the…
OH: Aultman gift shop credit security breached
Some class act was able to acquire customers’ credit and debit cards used at Aultman Hospital’s gift shop between February and September. Read about it on CantonRep.com.
Judge Dismisses Much of PlayStation Hacking Suit
Lucille Scott reports that a federal judge has thrown out much of the potential class action lawsuit by PlayStation users who say that the Sony security breach exposed more than 69 million personal and credit card accounts to theft. Scott reports: The 36-page order dismisses several claims such as negligence, unjust enrichment, bailment and violations of…
Southern Environmental Law Center hacked
CBS in Birmingham, Alabama reports a breach involving the Southern Environmental Law Center. The station reports that credit card information, medical information and donor information were acquired and dumped on the Internet, although at the time of this posting, I’m not seeing any data dumps. Personal details also reportedly include addresses, phone, numbers, and client…
IL: Plainfield Schools Job Application Website Hacked (updated)
Shannon Antinori reports: Anyone who applied online for a job in District 202 over the last few years got a nasty surprise on Saturday, after a hacker breached security on a website used by the district for employment applications. […] Hernandez said District 202 officials have been in touch with the company that owns the…