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Swedes uncover Disqus user security breach

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Dissent

David Landes reports: A group of Swedish journalists are sitting on a goldmine of 29 million online comments, with information about users’ identities, from news sites around the world thanks to a security flaw in debate moderation service Disqus. After outing several ‘online haters’ at home, which caused several resignations from the populist, far-right Sweden Democrat…

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Chinese hackers leak 20 million hotel guests’ data on WeChat

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Dissent

Patrick Boehler of the South China Morning Post reports: Hackers in China have leaked a database of an estimated 20 million hotel reservations on multiple websites and even WeChat, the wildly popular messaging service, reflecting failed government efforts to prevent massive leaks of personal data. Online security watchdog WooYun said in September that hackers had…

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National American University students’ financial information exposed, but what laws protect them?

Posted on December 8, 2013 by Dissent

Joe O’Sullivan reports: When National American University moved from one Rapid City campus to a new location earlier this year, the school or a contractor appears to have improperly disposed of thousands of sensitive student financial records that included names, addresses, loan numbers and Social Security numbers, according to documents reviewed by the Rapid City…

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JPMorgan Chase breach update: pile on…

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Dissent

The JPMorgan Chase Ucard breach reported previously on this blog affects residents of numerous states. As such, not only do I expect to see lawsuits filed, but state attorneys general will likely jump into the act to protect their respective residents. Did JPMorgan Chase promptly notify their residents and are they offering enough remediation and…

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‘PayPal 14’ Plea Deal Lets Hacktivists Avoid Felonies, Which Is Pretty Much The Best They Could Hope For

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Dissent

Ryan J. Reilly reports: Eleven individuals charged with helping overwhelm PayPal’s website in 2010 have reached a plea deal with federal prosecutors that could potentially allow them to avoid a felony conviction. Under the terms of the deal, 11 defendants in what is known as the “PayPal 14” case pleaded guilty to both felony and misdemeanor charges…

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Louisiana Agencies Notified of Breach Across Certain JPMorgan Chase Systems; Breach Not Confined to Louisiana (Update1)

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Dissent

Press release issued by Commissioner Kristy Nichols: BATON ROUGE – Commissioner Kristy Nichols announced that three Louisiana state agencies were notified by JP Morgan Chase today that a data breach may have exposed the personal information of certain Louisiana citizens. The Louisiana Department of Revenue (LDR), the Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC), and the Louisiana Department…

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