More on the DataPark breach previously noted on this blog as impacting customers of the St. Louis Parking Company in Missouri: ABM Parking Services, Inc. announced that Datapark, a vendor that provides and maintains point of service software for several Chicago parking facilities managed by ABM Parking, confirmed a data security incident. This incident may involve certain customer…
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VA: Data Breach at Popular Restaurant Kickback Jacks Leaves Customers Vulnerable
Michael writes: Cyber criminals strike again and this time it is a popular restaurant at West End called Kickback Jacks whose customer databank has been compromised. […] While divulging details of the investigation to the public Lt. Chris Eley of Henrico police department stated at though the cards were used at Kickback Jacks the breach…
State Compensation Insurance Fund notifies claimants of breach
The California State Compensation Insurance Fund has been notifying compensation claimants of a data breach involving one of its service providers. The state learned of the attack on the system of Lucy Gomez Blanking Interpreting, Inc. on October 24. They did not disclose when the attack had actually occurred. Although there was not a lot of detail…
Simms Fishing Products notifies customers of payment card compromise
Simms Fishing Products in Bozeman, Montana is notifying customers after their hosting service discovered that malware had been inserted that seemingly captured customers’ name, address, and credit card information, including the credit card number, expiration date, and CVV2 code. Cards use for purchases made between September 1 and November 6, 2014 may have been compromised. Simms notes that their unnamed website…
Seattle Public Schools fires law firm after their failure to redact exposed thousands of students’ records (Updated)
Heather Graf reports that Seattle Public Schools has notified parents of approximately 8,000 students of a breach involving their records. Most of the students involved are special education students. According to King5 News, the notification states, in part: “Late Tuesday night Seattle Public Schools learned that a law firm retained by the district to handle…
Civilian employee for Coast Guard accused of stealing personal information
Kaitlyn Naples reports: A Connecticut man who is an information technology contractor for the United States Coast Guard has pled guilty to stealing personal information. The United States District Attorney said Larry Mathews, 34, of Pawcatuck pled guilty to stealing information found on hundreds of computers and personal electronic devices that had been brought to…