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Data from 2014 hack of children’s online game Bin Weevils leaked online; hacker claims 20m records

Posted on February 5, 2017 by Dissent

We’ve seen it before – in fact, we seem to be seeing it a lot recently – data from an old hack first being publicly leaked. This time it’s Bin Weevils, a British online children’s game, owned by 55 Pixels.  In September 2014, Bin Weevils posted a note on their site that they had discovered a “vulnerability”…

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InterContinental reports payment card breach at 12 U.S. hotels

Posted on February 3, 2017 by Dissent

Reuters reports that Intercontinental Hotels has now confirmed a breach that was first reported by Brian Krebs in December: InterContinental Hotels Group Plc said on Friday that a malware in the servers at 12 of its hotels in the United States tracked payment card data if the card was used at the hotels’ restaurants and…

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Ca: Victim of arson spree questions ICBC’s handling of privacy breach

Posted on February 2, 2017 by Dissent

There’s a follow-up to a breach that I had described as one of the worst insider breaches at its time – because it put lives at serious risk and some victims were firebombed or shot at. Mi-Jung Lee and Kendra Mangione recently interviewed one of the victims, who continues to have concerns about the handling…

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Victims of W-2 phishing scams (2017 list)

Posted on February 2, 2017 by Dissent

— The list of entities reporting that employee W-2 data was acquired by phishing.– Last year, this site compiled 145 W-2 phishing incidents before I somewhat waved a white flag in terms of trying to keep up, but as I started working on this year’s list, I found even more cases from 2016, bringing the 2016…

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I3 Brands sues Rackspace following security breaches, crashes

Posted on February 2, 2017 by Dissent

Patrick Danner reports: Rackspace Hosting Inc. touts its “fanatical” client support, but a California e-commerce firm has charged in a new lawsuit that it lost numerous customers after the San Antonio company failed to provide web-hosting services and security as promised. Del Mar, California-based i3 Brands Inc. on Tuesday filed the suit in Bexar County District Court,…

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Niche dark web marketplaces for buying confidential insider information

Posted on February 2, 2017 by Dissent

You’ve probably heard of Alpha Bay and some other dark web marketplaces. But have you ever heard about Kick Ass Marketplace or The Stock Insiders? Mohit Kumar reports that there are dark web marketplaces where one can buy and sell stolen insider data. According to a new report from the US-based risk security firm RedOwl…

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