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Operation Harkonnen Malware disguised as ‘harmless Adware’

Posted on September 26, 2014 by Dissent

Michael Shuff reports: Further details are emerging today of the methods used in the massive and long-lasting Operation Harkonnen cyber attack (‘Harkonnen Hack’) methodology that has allegedly exposed the data of 300 leading European organisations since 2003. The victims of the German gang thought to be responsible include banks, government organisations and major corporations, most…

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Data on up to 750,000 Japan Airlines mileage club members may have leaked

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Dissent

Kyodo reports: Japan Airlines Co. said Wednesday that personal information on up to 750,000 JAL mileage club members may have leaked after someone gained unauthorized access to the company’s computer system The data include members’ names, addresses, birthdays and email addresses, the company said, adding that it has not confirmed the leak of passwords or…

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Home Depot breach prompts class action in Canada, too

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Dissent

Richard Blackwell reports: Martin Knuth has made so many purchases at Home Depot that he regards the store as “my second home.” But the recent security breach at the home renovation retailer upset Mr. Knuth, a retiree who lives in Regina, Sask., so much that he volunteered to become the representative plaintiff in the first…

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Home Depot update puts number of unique card numbers possibly compromised at 56,000,000

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Dissent

Home Depot has issued an update on the breach disclosed earlier this month. The company reports that it has completed “a major payment security project that provides enhanced encryption of payment data at point of sale in the company’s U.S. stores, offering significant new protection for customers. Roll-out of enhanced encryption to Canadian stores will be complete…

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Neiman Marcus Skirts Data Breach Class Action

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Dissent

Law360 reports: An Illinois federal judge on Tuesday tossed a proposed class action alleging that Neiman Marcus Group LLC negligently failed to protect 350,000 customers’ credit card information prior to a 2013 hack into the high-end department store’s servers, ruling the plaintiffs had lacked Article III standing. Granting the defendant’s motion to dismiss, U.S. District…

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Hackers lock up thousands of Australian computers, demand ransom

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Dissent

Ben Grubb reports: Thousands of Australian computers are being locked up by hackers using malicious software that encrypts files and asks for a ransom to make them available again. Fairfax Media understands Australian government agencies and a number of large enterprises and individuals have been successfully targeted by the scam. Called “Cryptolocker” and “CryptoWall”, the…

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