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Judge Dismisses Much of PlayStation Hacking Suit

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Dissent

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…

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Southern Environmental Law Center hacked

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Dissent

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…

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IL: Plainfield Schools Job Application Website Hacked (updated)

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Dissent

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…

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More than $400,000 stolen from Burlington, Washington city bank account; other accounts compromised (update 1)

Posted on October 13, 2012 by Dissent

Lynsi Burton reports that Burlington, Washington lost $400,000 to hackers who transferred city funds over a two-day period to various accounts around the country. City workers were also notified that their direct deposit bank account information was compromised and that they should cancel or red flag their accounts. The city’s bank account with Bank of…

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Korn/Ferry breach details emerge

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Dissent

Thanks to the California Attorney General’s Office, we now have some of the details on the Korn/Ferry breach, reported yesterday on this blog. Korn/Ferry is an executive recruiting firm. In their sample notification, Thom Steinoff, CTO, writes: We are writing to inform you about a recent incident involving our data network. We recently learned that…

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Hackers access University of Georgia personnel information

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Dissent

The University of Georgia has issued the following release today: An ongoing investigation into what officials call “a criminal act of computer trespass” reveals that the personnel records of at least 8,500 current and former University of Georgia employees apparently were accessed by an intruder, UGA Vice President for Information Technology Timothy M. Chester announced…

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