T. Keung Hui reports: Cary Police are investigating after a hacker broke into the computer system at Panther Creek High School and changed the grades for some students, altering class ranks during the important college application period. In a letter posted on the school’s website Thursday, Panther Creek High Principal Camille Hedrick told families that the…
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Interstitial Cystitis Network notifies customers of payment card breach
The California-based Interstitial Cystitis Network is notifying customers of a breach after customers first alerted them that payment cards used on their site had been compromised. In a letter dated October 26, ICN writes that the ICN Mail Order Center (www.icnsales.com) was compromised during the period of April 6, 2015 and October 1, 2015; customers placing orders during…
Maryland admits to exposing personal information of hundreds
WUSA reports: Maryland’s Department of Information Technology is admitting to exposing the “Personally Identifiable Information” of hundreds of people and companies that do business with the state by accidentally publishing a list of them on a public website. Data exposed included Social Security and Tax ID numbers. Read more on WUSA.
ShowTix4U ticket website customers warned following
Ryan Burk reports: A Nevada based online ticket sales service used heavily in Central Wisconsin says it has had a data breach, exposing some of its customers to an increased risk for credit card theft. ShowTix4U is used by several local school districts including Wausau and DC Everest to sell tickets to concerts, musicals, and…
U.S. Senators calls for federal investigation after News 3 stories on Veterans Administration breach
Adam Schrager has more on how News 3’s investigative reporting has resulted in a response from U.S. Senators: Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) is calling for a federal investigation into how the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs handles the personally identifiable information of America’s veterans. This comes after a News 3 investigation into an instance in April…
Six months after OPM hack detected, 75% of victims still not notified
Dustin Volz reports: Fewer than a quarter of 21 million federal workers hit by a major computer hack have been officially told that their personal information was compromised, six months after the breach was detected, a U.S. government official said on Tuesday. About 5 million notifications about the hack have been sent out so far,…