As if it couldn’t get any worse for Avid Life Media, a second data dump has been released on the dark web. This one appears to contain all of CEO Noel Biderman’s emails and the source code for their web sites. As Trusted Sec notes on their blog: if this turns out to be legitimate…
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AshleyMadison data dumped (Update 3)
AS YOU WERE (UPDATE 3): Maybe we shouldn’t believe AshleyMadison’s denials. Despite AshleyMadison’s statement to Brian Krebs last night, a number of professionals who have been looking into the data dump believe it is authentic. The Guardian was able to verify the details on one of their journalists who had signed up for the site as…
Target Reaches Settlement With Visa Over 2013 Data Breach
Bree Fowler of Associated Press reports: Target has reached a deal to pay up to $67 million to settle Visa claims related to a massive 2013 data breach that resulted in the theft of millions of debit and credit card numbers. Both Target Corp. and Visa Inc. confirmed the agreement Tuesday, but wouldn’t put a…
IRS: Hackers May Have Stolen Tax Information From Additional 220,000
Julianne Pepitone reports: The Internal Revenue Service revealed Monday that criminals potentially accessed tax information for a total of 338,000 taxpayers — triple the amount feared when the breach was first disclosed in May. The IRS had originally said that hackers potentially accessed information for 114,000 taxpayers via an online system. The agency did a further review and…
Update: SterlingBackcheck breach impacted 100,000
On August 4, this site reported a stolen laptop containing background checks. The laptop belonged to SterlingBackcheck, and was stolen from an employee’s car. More details on the numbers are starting to emerge. Today, we learned that the firm updated its report to the New Hampshire Attorney General’s to indicate that 734 New Hampshire residents…
Marketwired, PR Newswire, Business Wire hacked in $US100m trading scam
AFP reports: An international team of computer hackers and stock traders was charged with pocketing more than $US100 million ($A138 million) in illicit profits based on stolen market-moving financial information, US officials announced Tuesday. The Department of Justice charged nine people in a criminal conspiracy with making more than $US30 million ($A41.43 million) in illegal…