Sarah Stierch has some additional stats on the Missing Link Network eCellar breach that affected so many wineries: According to the California Department of Justice and Napa Valley Register, over 70 Napa Valley, Sonoma County and Santa Cruz County wineries were victims of an April cybercrime attack. The attack was recognized in late May. Mysterious…
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Sony Hacking Lawsuit Claims ID Theft Already Happening To Ex-Employees
Dominic Patten reports: Thousands of dollars in unauthorized credit card charges, attempts to open accounts under their names, and personal data showing up all over the Internet are just a few of the claims that Michael Corona, Christina Mathis and others are making in court documents filed last week. The former Sony Pictures staff members are saying…
Hacked in the U.S.A.: China’s Not-So-Hidden Infiltration Op
Chris Strohm, Michael Riley, and Jordan Robertson report: The vast cyber-attack in Washington began with, of all things, travel reservations. More than two years ago, troves of personal data were stolen from U.S. travel companies. Hackers subsequently made off with health records at big insurance companies and infiltrated federal computers where they stole personnel records…
Schefter says he “could and should have done more” before posting JPP medical records
Mike Florio writes that ESPN’s Adam Schefter has commented on the controversy over his tweeting a hospital medical record concerning Jason Pierre-Paul: The four-letter network issued a seven-word statement defending the move on Wednesday night, and Schefter previously said nothing about the situation. He has now addressed the matter with Richard Deitsch of SI.com. “I know news…
Medical documents found in confetti for women’s soccer parade
Well, this is not the first time we’ve seen personal information in a ticker tape parade. We saw it in 2009 when the Yankees were honored in the Canyon of Heroes and some folks dumped unshredded or inadequately shredded papers. It also happened during the 2012 NY Giants Super Bowl parade and then the Macy’s Thanksgiving…
Customers of Anthem say ID theft proliferating
On Thursday, I had this exchange with @dapnwmomster on Twitter: @PogoWasRight Many Anthem customers had their info used by hackers filing false tax returns – the identity protection they provided FAILED. — Wendy G (@dapnwmomster) July 9, 2015 @dapnwmomster I’m not sure how plaintiffs can prove the info used in fraudulent filings was from Anthem given…