From their statement yesterday: Four Winds Casino Resort values the relationship it has with its guests and understands the importance of protecting payment card information. On October 2, 2015, Four Winds received a report that a bank that issues payment cards detected a pattern of unauthorized charges on cards after those cards were used at…
Category: Malware
Walmart notifying Niagara customers of potential security breach
Newstalk610 reports an update to the PNI Digital Media breach that impacted photo centers at a number of chain retailers: Some Niagara customers who had photos printed at Walmart are getting emails telling them their financial information may have been breached. Back in July, Walmart Canada disabled its online Photo Centre website as a precaution,…
PageFair breach disclosure
Here’s an example of how to timely detect and disclose a breach transparently. Halloween Security Breach By Sean Blanchfield PageFair security breach has been resolved – here is what you need to know. Update 1 – 21:30 GMT November 1, 2015 Core Facts If you are a publisher using our free analytics service, you have good…
Lone wolves could be behind multi-million dollar Cryptowall ransomware racket
Darren Pauli reports: A single group could be behind the monstrous Cryptowall 3.0 ransomware, widely considered to be one of the most menacing threats to end users that has fleeced victims of millions of dollars. Intel Security, Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, and Symantec under the Cyber Threat Alliance have probed the net scourge revealing that…
WY: Some U. Wyoming Some student and faculty computers under hacker control
Jeremy Rowley reports: Numerous university email accounts have been exposed to an email containing an attachment with the ability to steal information off of computers. “This is a particularly bad one, as you might expect,” Vice President of Information Technology on campus Robert Aylward said. “It essentially attempts to steal confidential data on your machine….
Regin Spyware Found on Merkel Assistant’s Laptop
Catalin Cimpanu reports: Powerful spying malware infiltrated the personal laptop of the head of the German Federal Chancellery (GFC). The current GFC chief is Peter Altmaier, whose main role is to assist German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the affairs of the German state. The infection was discovered in December 2014, and after further investigation, German…