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Breaches have consequences: Watchdog penalizes Hyundai Capital after data leak

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Dissent

A follow-up to the Hyundai Capital breach first disclosed in April. At the time, Hyundai reported that approximately 420,000 of its 1.8 million customers had their names, resident registration numbers, mobile phone numbers and email addresses compromised by hackers. Now Yonhap News reports: South Korea’s financial watchdog on Thursday decided to issue an institutional warning…

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Dutch Government: Websites’ Safety Not Guaranteed

Posted on September 3, 2011 by Dissent

Toby Sterling of Associated Press reports on a breach that does not directly involve personally identifiable information, but has great potential to do so: The Dutch government said Saturday it cannot guarantee the security of its own websites, days after the private company it uses to authenticate them admitted it was hacked. An official also…

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Texas Police Chief Association suffers data breach, with sensitive documents and emails published

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Dissent

Dan Raywood reports: The Texas Police Chief Association was hacked last night with classified information leaked along with private emails from police. While the website is currently down, with only a message displayed that reads ‘our site is currently offline for maintenance and updates, please check back tomorrow’, Anonymous has claimed responsibility for the attack but a statement did…

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TX: 2 Birdville students hack into school district’s network

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Dissent

Yesterday, it was the school district in El Paso. Today, it’s Birdville reporting a breach. Jessamy Brown reports: Two students from Birdville schools hacked into a school district network server and accessed a file with 14,500 student names and social security numbers, a Birdville spokesman said Thursday. Birdville superintendent Darrell Brown on Thursday mailed a…

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Sony has gained over 3 million new PSN users since hack

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Dissent

Sony Corp. CEO Sir Howard Stringer has confirmed that the electronics giant has raked in an additional three million PlayStation Network accounts since the service was restored following the cyber attacks earlier this year. CNET reports that Stringer dropped the news during a presentation at the IFA electronics show in Berlin yesterday, where he asserted his belief…

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Data Breaches Harder to Understand

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Dissent

Brian Martin of the Open Security Foundation and DataLossDB.org project writes: On the off chance you missed any news outlet the last 30 days, an “anti security” movement has been reborn. Started in 1999, theAntisec Movement focused on encouraging security consultants and hackers not to disclose vulnerabilities to vendors. The recent resurgence of this movement has…

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