SAPA reports: The publishing house that issues Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse comic books in Germany alerted fans on Tuesday that its website had been hacked and data on thousands of users stolen, reported German media. “Unfortunately we have to tell you that, as near as we can tell, a hacker attack Monday meant that…
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U. Nebraska breach also affected state colleges
Oh ho… so it wasn’t just U. of Nebraska affected by the hack reported May 23. The Lincoln Journal Star reports: Nebraska State College System officials have been notified that their records were included in a security breach reported last week by the University of Nebraska in late May. The State College System and NU…
Penn Station, Inc. and its Franchisees Alert Customers of Credit/Debit Card Security Issues
Ruh oh. Penn Station, Inc. and some of its franchisees have announced that they have learned of unauthorized access to credit and debit card information in certain franchisee-owned Penn Station East Coast Subs restaurants. Less than 20 percent of Penn Station’s more than 235 restaurants have been identified as potentially affected to date. “We want…
A Six-Figure Credit Breach at Five Guys (updated)
I hate it when we only find out about data breaches from lawsuits, but at least we find out. Marlene Kennedy of Courthouse News reports: Five Guys burger joints failed to safeguard their data, giving hackers access to the accounts of debit-card-paying customers, a bank claims in court. Trustco Bank says the hackers racked up…
University of Nebraska breach needs to reverberate in Washington, D.C.
The University of Nebraska disclosed a breach last week, which I dutifully entered on DataLossDB. The breach sounded like it could be huge, despite the university’s statement that it had no evidence (at that time) that any data had been downloaded: The NeSIS database includes Social Security numbers, addresses, grades, transcripts, housing and financial aid…
Computer security breach at Serco affects 123,000 Thrift Savings Plan participants
Hazel Bradford reports: A cyber attack on a computer of a contractor for the $313 billion Thrift Savings Plan, Washington, could have compromised account information for about 123,000 plan participants, the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, which oversees the plan, announced Friday. […] The attack was made on a computer at Serco Inc., a contractor…