As seen on their web site: Bradley University has reported a breach of personally identifiable information that may affect current employees and their family members. An internal investigation conducted over the last several days discovered malware (malicious software) on two University computers containing personal identifiable information. The malware may have captured personal information including social…
Category: Malware
Direct Marketing Association data breach
Oh, look. The Direct Marketing Association had a data breach. In a notification template they submitted to the Maryland Attorney General’s Office on January 8, 2015, they write that the incident involved their online bookstore (and only that section of their website). Investigation determined that malware had been inserted on the server, which was maintained…
Dangerous ‘Vawtrak Banking Trojan’ Harvesting Passwords Worldwide
Mohit Kumar writes: Security researcher has discovered some new features in the most dangerous Vawtrak, aka Neverquest, malware that allow it to send and receive data through encrypted favicons distributed over the secured Tor network. The researcher, Jakub Kroustek from AVG anti-virus firm, has provided an in-depth analysis (PDF) on the new and complex set of features of the malware…
WebSitePipeline notifying clients of breach
BetterBee has notified the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office of a breach involving some customers’ payment card information. BetterBee says they were contacted by their ecommerce host, WebSite Pipeline (WSP) that hackers had successfully attacked one of their main computers and gained access to some clients’ passwords. Using those passwords, the hackers then uploaded malware that…
Romanian National Extradited To New Jersey To Face Charges In Computer Hacking Scheme
A Romanian citizen made his initial court appearance today following his extradition to face charges that he orchestrated an international hacking scheme targeting retailers, security companies, medical offices and individuals in the United States, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Mircea-Ilie Ispasoiu, 29, of Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Romania, is charged by federal indictment with two counts…
Judge OKs $10 million settlement in Target data breach
Steve Karnowski and Michelle Chapman of AP report: A Minnesota judge has endorsed a settlement in which Target Corp. will pay $10 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over a massive data breach in 2013. U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson said at a hearing Thursday in St. Paul, Minnesota, that he would grant preliminary approval…