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…
Category: Malware
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…
FBI warned Year Ago of impending Malware Attacks—But Didn’t Share Info with Sony
Jana Winter reports: Nearly one year before Sony was hacked, the FBI warned that U.S. companies were facing potentially crippling data destruction malware attacks, and predicted that such a hack could cause irreparable harm to a firm’s reputation, or even spell the end of the company entirely. The FBI also detailed specific guidance for U.S…
ID Parts notifies 12,000 customers of payment card breach
ID Parts, LLC is notifying approximately 12,000 customers that malware inserted in their server for their e-commerce site (idparts.com) may have captured payment card information between January 2014 and October 28, 2014. ID Parts was alerted to the breach by American Express, whose fraud investigation had pointed to ID Parts as the common point of…