Update 1: March 9, 2014: Added some other incidents that were reported to NYS in 2012 and early 2013. These additions are underlined for your convenience. In the process of reviewing other materials, I have also identified two other banks that have recurring reports of insider wrongdoing. Eventually, I will write up my findings on…
Category: Of Note
Sands Update: Hackers stole personal information of tens of thousands of Pennsylvania casino patrons
Hannah Dreier of Associated Press reports: Computer hackers stole the personal information of tens of thousands of Las Vegas Sands customers during a data breach earlier this month, the casino company said Friday. The company said in a regulatory filing that information about some patrons at its Bethlehem, Pa., hotel-casino was compromised during the Feb….
Sears, Secret Service Said to Investigate Possible Data Breach, but Sears Says There’s No Evidence of Breach
Michael Riley reports: The U.S. Secret Service is investigating a possible security breach at Sears Holdings Corporation, after a series of cyber attacks on retailers that have exposed the credit-card data of millions of U.S. consumers, according to a person familiar with the investigation. Read more on Bloomberg.com. The Chicago Tribune has a response from…
KR: Hackers arrested over data leakage
Choi Mo-Ran reports: Authorities said yesterday that they have arrested three hackers suspected of leaking the personal data of 17 million people from 225 websites. The Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency announced yesterday that it had arrested the trio, who stole personal data from Korean websites and sold it to loan lenders and chauffeur service companies…
KR: Standing committee passes ‘Privacy Act’ to beef up regulations on personal data
Connie reports: To strengthen regulations on protecting personal information following a recent data leak by credit card companies here in Korea a new privacy protection bill is moving through the National Assembly. The bill, passed Wednesday by the Security and Public Administration standing committee, would require financial institutions and other public companies to use encrypted…
Verizon Investigating Two More Retail Breaches
Danny Yadron reports: Verizon Communications Inc. is investigating possible security breaches at two unnamed retailers that appear similar to intrusions at other merchants late last year, a Verizon official said. Bryan Sartin, director of the research, investigations, solutions, knowledge team at Verizon’s enterprise solutions unit, said the retailers involved in the newly discovered breaches haven’t yet…