After the proposed class action lawsuit against Neiman Marcus (Remijas v. Neiman Marcus) was tossed in September for lack of standing (opinion and order), the plaintiffs appealed. The Seventh Circuit heard oral argument on the standing issue on January 23. You can listen to the audio (about 32 minutes) here. The court will issue its ruling at…
Category: Malware
Target Hackers Hit Third Parking Service
Brian Krebs reports: Book2Park.com, an online parking reservation service for airports across the United States, appears to be the latest victim of the hacker gang that stole more than a 100 million credit and debit cards from Target and Home Depot. Book2park.com is the third online parking service since December 2014 to fall victim to this cybercriminal group….
French Lick Resort confirms guest credit card information stolen after malware went undetected for 9 months
WDRB reports: The French Lick Resort says a data breach may have compromised its credit card system. Guests and visitors of the resort may have had their credit card information compromised, if they used a card between April 23, 2014 and Jan. 21, 2015. An investigation with a data security company showed that malware had…
Malware infects Arkansas state computers; data said secure
Claudia Lauer reports: The Arkansas Department of Information Systems blocked all .zip files from the state’s email system after a malware attack was identified. The department sent out notice over email and social media about 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. Department spokesman Janet Wilson said only a fraction of the more than 15,000 computers on the state’s…
Wingstop Announces Data Security Incident Affecting Four Franchise Locations
DALLAS — Wingstop today announced that four of its independently owned and operated franchise locations may have been impacted by a data security attack on point-of-sale (POS) systems that could have enabled attackers to capture customer payment card information such as account number, expiration date or cardholder name. After receiving indications of suspicious activity, the company…
Banks: Card Breach at Some Chick-fil-A’s
Brian Krebs reports: Sources at several U.S. financial institutions say they have traced a pattern of credit card fraud back to accounts that all were used at different Chick-fil-A fast food restaurants around the country. Chick-fil-A told KrebsOnSecurity that it has received similar reports and is working with IT security firms and law enforcement in an ongoing…