David Allison provides a litigation update here. The next question is how many of them will be dismissed because of lack of standing.
Category: Malware
Kmart discovers it was breached in September; discloses breach in SEC filing (UPDATED)
Danny Yadron of the Wall Street Journal just tweeted that Kmart has disclosed a data breach in its SEC filing. Indeed, they have: On October 9, Kmart’s Information Technology team detected Kmart’s payment data systems had been breached and immediately launched a full investigation working with a leading IT security firm. The investigation to date indicates…
Dairy Queen update: almost 400 locations affected by Backoff malware
The Dairy Queen breach, first reported in August, is back in the news this week as more details emerged. In a statement issued yesterday, they write (emphasis added by me): International Dairy Queen, Inc. recently learned of a possible malware intrusion that may have affected some payment cards at certain DQ® locations and one Orange Julius® location…
North Dakota State College of Science reports malware activity found on Wahpeton and Fargo computers
North Dakota State College of Science Information Technology Services department has been alerted to malware activity on a number of NDSCS-owned computers in Wahpeton and Fargo and has taken immediate steps to ramp up security on its systems. Personal information such as names, Social Security numbers and mailing addresses of more than 15,000 current and…
Hackers use Reddit to hijack 17,000 Apple computers (see update)
Sophie Curtis reports: Hackers are reportedly exploiting a flaw in Apple’s desktop operating system, Mac OS X, to take remote control of thousands of Apple computers around the world. Researchers at Russian antivirus company Dr Web said in a report that more than 17,000 Macs – 1,227 of which are in the UK – have been infected…
Provo City School District suffers data breach
Barbara Christiansen reports: Employees of the Provo City School District may have an extra concern facing them as the district has discovered a data breach. There was a phishing attack and someone gained access to an employee’s email account. That account contained files with sensitive, personal identification information for about half of the district’s employees….