As if we needed yet another reminder of why you need to ensure ex-employees can no longer access the network, the Baltimore Sun reports: It happened one day last year, as more than a dozen board members of a Baltimore substance abuse center had gathered around a conference room. The CEO was giving a PowerPoint…
Category: Malware
Update: Funds stolen from University of Virginia recovered
Just saw this update to the breach involving the University of Virginia College at Wise: Jordan Fifer of The Highland Cavalier, the student newspaper for UVa, wrote on Sept. 4: College administrators would not comment on specific details of the incident. Kathy Still, the college’s director of news and media relations, said the money stolen…
Malware used in Jason’s Deli showing up elsewhere
As a small follow-up to the Jason’s Deli breach in Tennessee, Jody Callahan of The Commercial Appeal reported that up to 300 customers were affected by the breach. The malware, which had been described as a never seen before variant of an older virus has also now reportedly shown up in Seattle and San Francisco.
CT: Hacker stole $87,000 from Putnam school account
A computer hacker last year stole more than $87,000 from the Putnam Public School department’s payroll account, according to information released Friday by the superintendent of schools. The FBI and Putnam police have been working for more than a year to solve the case. Superintendent of Schools William Hull released information about the investigation in…
Cyber Thieves Steal Nearly $1,000,000 from University of Virginia College
Brian Krebs reports: Cyber crooks stole just shy of $1 million from a satellite campus of The University of Virginia last week, KrebsOnSecurity.com has learned. The attackers stole the money from The University of Virginia’s College at Wise, a 4-year public liberal arts college located in the town of Wise in southwestern Virginia. […] According…
Heartland Payment Systems, Discover Agree To $5 Mln Intrusion Settlement
Heartland Payment Systems said it reached a settlement agreement with Discover Financial Services (DFS) related to the 2008 criminal intrusion of Heartland’s payment system environment. Under the agreement, Heartland would pay Discover $5 million, resolving all issues related to the 2008 intrusion. “This settlement marks our final agreement with a card brand related to the…