Erik Payne reports: A credit card company that serves zoos and other cultural centers around the United States, including the Tulsa Zoo, is investigating a security breach of its systems. Service Systems Associates confirmed Wednesday it was a victim of the data breach, and said it has been working with law enforcement to investigate. The…
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And then there were three: Cheyenne Mountain Zoo gift shop
Add the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo to the list of zoos whose gift shop customers are being notified of the third-party breach at Service Systems Associates. The Denver Post has this report. And now the CEO of SSA is saying that “several” means “fewer than a dozen.” So there may be more disclosures coming.
CA: Prison Tax Fraud Ringleader Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Edwin Ludwig IV, 34, currently an inmate in an Oklahoma state prison, was sentenced today to seven years in prison for conspiring to defraud the United States and for filing false claims for federal tax refunds, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. Ludwig was ordered to pay over $219,000 in restitution….
TX: Houston Zoo also impacted by Services Systems Associates breach
The Houston Chronicle reports that the Houston Zoo’s gift shop customers may be impacted by a vendor’s breach that also affected customers at the Detroit Zoo’s gift shop: Houston Zoo officials said on Thursday they discovered a “security breach” involving credit cards at their gift shops. A zoo spokeswoman said the breach was contained to two…
Data breach reported at Detroit Zoo gift shops
There’s been a reported payment card breach involving the Detroit Zoo‘s gift shop’s third-party vendor: Service Systems Associates is reporting stolen credit card information. Malicious software, or “malware,” was found in SSA’s software, affecting purchases made at the zoo gift shops between March 23 and June 25, 2015. In addition to credit and debit card…
Islamic State supporters hack website of Syria rights watchdog
Sylvia Westall reports: Purported supporters of the hardline Islamic State group hacked the website of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights watchdog on Wednesday and threatened its Syrian director who has documented abuses on all sides of Syria’s war. The Britain-based Observatory, which tracks the conflict using sources on the ground, took down its website…