America. What a country. The Florida Family Association (FFA) proudly declares itself: … an organization that is made up of THOUSANDS OF SUPPORTERS across America who share in the same goal of improving America’s moral environment. Florida Family Association’s mission statement in our IRS approved 501C3 application is to: Educate people on what they can…
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Coalition of Law Enforcement and Retail (C.L.E.A.R.) hacked; membership database dumped
According to its web site, the Coalition of Law Enforcement and Retail (C.L.E.A.R.) was formed in November 2008 by a group of Law Enforcement and Retail Loss Prevention professionals that saw the need for the formation of a partnership. According to a hacker called “Exphin1ty,” however, C.L.E.A.R. is part of the problem with treatment of…
Four Romanian nationals indicted for hacking Subway and 50 other merchants’ POS systems
The U.S. Dept. of Justice has issued a press release about an indictment that may relate to some breaches involving Subway Restaurant previously reported on this blog. The case was filed May 4, but the indictment has just been unsealed. Four Romanian nationals have been charged in federal court for their alleged participation in an…
Heartland gets most of banks’ claims dismissed over its massive data breach
Bonnie Barron reports that Heartland Payment Systems succeeded in getting a federal court judge to agree to dismiss most of the claims in a consolidated lawsuit filed by nine banks following a massive breach that affected millions of customers. Rosenthal granted the banks leave to amend the dismissed claims for breach of contract, breach of…
Millions of online poker players’ data leaked on the Internet
Online gambling sites have had a few mega breaches over the past few years. Now Ultimate Bet Poker (Blanca Games) has joined the unhappy ranks. No one seems to know how or who or when, but a lot of data on 3.5 million players has reportedly been available on the web since November 20. According…
Members of Congress want answers fromTRICARE Management on SAIC breach
Five members of the House of Representatives have sent a letter to TRICARE Management Authority concerning the recent SAIC breach that affected over 4.9 million members of the military and their dependents. In a series of questions, the legislators ask for details as to TRICARE’s policies and, in particular, any policies or contracts it had…