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Mobile Spy Software Maker mSpy Hacked, Customer Data Leaked

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Dissent

Brian Krebs reports: mSpy, the makers of a dubious software-as-a-service product that claims to help more than two million people spy on the mobile devices of their kids and partners, appears to have been massively hacked. Last week, a huge trove of data apparently stolen from the company’s servers was posted on the Deep Web,…

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Verizon Security Flaw Left Millions Of Home Internet Users Vulnerable To Attack

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Dissent

Joseph Bernstein reports: With its $4.4 billion purchase yesterday of AOL, the telecom giant Verizon gained millions of new home internet customers. But a glaring security flaw suggests they may have put millions of their existing internet customers at risk. BuzzFeed News has learned of a vulnerability in Verizon’s service that could have allowed anyone to view…

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A.G. Schneiderman Announces Prison Term For White Plains Bank Teller Who Stole Customer Data In Identity Theft Ring

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Dissent

Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced sentencing of Nadia Figueroa, 24, of the Bronx, to two to six years in state prison. Figueroa pleaded guilty earlier this year to stealing customer data while employed as a bank teller at a JP Morgan Chase in White Plains, as part of a brazen identity-theft ring. The…

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Report: Chinese Breach of USIS Started with SAP

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Dissent

InfoSecurity reports: Last fall, it came to light that Chinese hackers had roamed around unnoticed for months inside the network of USIS, the biggest commercial provider of background investigations to the federal US government. In fact, two of the company’s biggest customers are the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM)….

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Judge Disagrees With Employee Firing Over HIPAA Violation

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Dissent

Elizabeth Snell reports: A Montana judge recently ruled that a healthcare employee’s HIPAA violation did not preclude her from protection under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The employee had accessed personal information on coworkers for her union-organizing campaign, according to the judge’s decision. Her employer then terminated her, citing a HIPAA violation. However, the judge…

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Sally Provides Update on Payment Card Investigation (UPDATED)

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Dissent

Sally Beauty is updating its customers today on its ongoing investigation of unusual payment card activity and on efforts to provide support to any customers who may have been affected by the incident. “We believe it is in the best interests of our customers to alert them that we now have sufficient evidence to confirm that…

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