More details have emerged about the breach acknowledged by Fred’s Inc. after Brian Krebs contacted them. Ted Evanoff reports that two servers were compromised by malware. Although the company would not disclose how many customers were affected, their public relations firm issued a statement that said, in part: The investigation determined that an unauthorized person gained…
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Ex-Yahoo employee admits leaking information to author of Marissa Mayer book
Matt O’Brien reports: In a case that sends a chilling message to gossipy Silicon Valley tech workers, a former Yahoo employee has admitted in court papers that she broke her employment agreement by leaking confidential information to a journalist who wrote a book about CEO Marissa Mayer. Cecile Lal, sued by Yahoo in May for…
Target Reaches Settlement With Visa Over 2013 Data Breach
Bree Fowler of Associated Press reports: Target has reached a deal to pay up to $67 million to settle Visa claims related to a massive 2013 data breach that resulted in the theft of millions of debit and credit card numbers. Both Target Corp. and Visa Inc. confirmed the agreement Tuesday, but wouldn’t put a…
Planet Fitness accuses former employee of stealing personnel data
Scott Dolan reports: The parent company of the popular Planet Fitness gym chain Monday fired a Maine man who worked as its payroll manager, accusing him of stealing “highly sensitive personal and financial information” about its employees. Planet Fitness, based in Newington, New Hampshire, made the accusations public in a lawsuit filed against the fired…
CA: Anonymous responsible for Clayton Valley Charter High computer hack?
Matthias Gafni reports: A hacker claiming association with Anonymous, a loosely associated network of Internet hackers and activists, sent an e-mail with attachments to county education officials last week alerting them to “corruption and manipulation” at Clayton Valley Charter High School, authorities said. The attachments included e-mails from at least one school staff member, police…
Colorado notifies Medicaid patients of HIPAA breach
Denver, CO – The Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (the Department) announced today that protected health information was unintentionally disclosed in a recent mailing. Letters were mailed between May 25 and July 5, 2015 and contained protected health information (PHI) of individuals from 1,622 households. The problem was identified on July 1st when…