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Longwood Management notifies employees of stolen laptop

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Dissent

Now this is refreshingly transparent: A password-protected laptop was stolen from a Longwood Management employee’s vehicle on February 11, 2015 (no, that’s not the refreshing part, obviously). Investigation revealed that encryption was deployed on the laptop, but “the encryption may not have been sufficient to prevent access by someone with the knowledge or skills to…

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Healthy Living possibly targeted for data breach

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Dissent

Burlington Free Press reports: Healthy Living informed its customers Friday afternoon of a potential security breach after some customers of the store found unauthorized charges to their credit cards in November and December of 2014. Read more on Burlington Free Press. The firm learned of the breach on March 25, and has been investigating since…

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CA: Group behind Vergara case says website was hacked

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Dissent

Craig Clough reports: The non-profit group behind the Vergara lawsuit, Students Matter, said its website was hacked over the weekend to display “vulgar and disgusting language.” The website as of this afternoon displayed the message, “We are temporarily Under Construction.” Students Matter sent out information about the hack in its regular newsletter Monday. Read more on…

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Data Breach: SC ID Theft Laws May Keep Consumers in the Dark

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Dissent

Christine Scarpelli reports: …. A 7 On Your Side investigation found that South Carolina has no specific requirements for when a business has to warn you of a data breach. Companies can wait weeks, or even months, before telling customers their personal and financial information is in the hands of thieves. 7 On Your Side learned…

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IRS investigator from Alabama charged with fraud, identity theft in agency’s latest scandal

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Dissent

Elizabeth Beshears reports: An IRS agent from Alabama and his accomplice have been indicted for fraud and identity theft, resulting in thirty charges between the two men for conspiring to file fake tax returns. The indictments are the latest in a string of scandals to rock the agency responsible for collecting federal taxes and enforcing…

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DOJ: Cyber extortionists targeting hedge funds

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Dissent

Kaja Whitehouse reports: The government is working with “several” hedge funds that have been victims of cyber extortionists, said John Carlin, head of the Justice Department’s National Security Division. Carlin made the comments Friday at the SALT hedge fund conference in Las Vegas, where he came to warn the crowd, made up of hedge fund…

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