Mileka Lincoln of HawaiiNewsNow reports: HPD has confirmed one of their databases containing information about the public has been hacked. Officials say anyone who has ever signed up for an “HPD alert” using their email address or phone number has been exposed. They say this includes more than 3,500 entries listing individual’s full names. The…
Category: Hack
MAPCO Express experiences security breach
MAPCO Express issued a press release today concerning a security breach as well as this notice on their web site: At MAPCO, we care about our customers and respect their privacy. We want to alert you that we have experienced a security breach by third-party hackers that may have compromised the credit/debit card information of…
Hacktivism a recipe for harassment
Krista Simmons of LAist explains: Recently, two Orange County restaurants — Arc and The Broadway — were threatened with lawsuits by PETA for their serving of foie gras. The fattened goose livers have become quite the political issue amongst food lovers, chefs, and animal rights activists since they were banned last summer, and some, like chefs Noah Blom…
Even if you terminate access, disgruntled ex-employees may still find a way to hurt you
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…
And so it begins… attorneys general investigating LivingSocial.com breach
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,…
Update to the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic breach
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….