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Yemen Cyber Army dumps visa data from Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Dissent

The Yemen Cyber Army (YCA) has released more data from its hack of the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs (previous coverage here and here).  Media sources reported after the first disclosure that Riyadh confirmed the internal Internet network attack but disputed the extent of the hack. At this rate, their protestations might want to be walked…

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Credit Unions, Trades Sue Home Depot

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Dissent

Peter Strozniak reports: A consolidated class action lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Atlanta, Ga. Wednesday listed 37 credit unions, 16 state leagues, CUNA and 11 banks that claimed the 2014 Home Depot data breach caused billions of dollars in fraud losses and more than $150 million in card reissuance costs. Read more on Credit Union…

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Tidbit developer responds to settlement

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Dissent

Earlier today, I posted the press release from New Jersey about its settlement with Tidbit’s developer, Jeremy Rubin. Here’s his take on the issues and settlement: There are some good and bad parts of the settlement. Although I am unhappy with how it reads at a glance — it seems like a defeat — under closer inspection, you can…

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New Jersey Settles Charges Against Tidbit Developer; Software Accessed New Jersey Computers Without Users’ Knowledge or Consent

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Dissent

Acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman and the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs obtained a settlement with the developer of “Tidbit,” a software code designed to help websites generate revenue by using their viewers’ computers to mine for the virtual currency known as Bitcoin. A New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs investigation has found…

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Dutch upper house approves data breach reporting requirement

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Dissent

Telecompaper reports: The Dutch upper house of parliament has approved a legislative amendment on tightening requirements for reporting data breaches and increasing the privacy regulator CBP’s sanctions powers. The lower house approved the legislation in February. Under the changes, a data breach must be reported to the CBP if it impacts security and has a…

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100,000 taxpayers’ information accessed in IRS security breach

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Dissent

Associated Press reports: Thieves used an online service provided by the IRS to gain access to information from more than 100,000 taxpayers, the agency said Tuesday. The information included tax returns and other tax information on file with the IRS. The IRS said the thieves accessed a system called “Get Transcript.” In order to access…

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