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NC: Lost thumb drive had personal info of 5,300 former Pitt Community College students

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Dissent

WITN reports: Thousands of former Pitt Community College students could have their personal information at risk after the college says a computer thumb drive was lost. PCC says some 5,300 full names, social security numbers, and addresses of the former students were on the drive that was lost January 21st.. Rick Owens, vice president of…

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Hack Attack That Hit NYC Emails May Have Come from Russia: Sources

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Dissent

Jeff Mays and Murray Weiss report: The hacking attack that left city agencies unable to receive some emails last week may have originated from somewhere near Russia and was an attempt to scam city employees and others out of money, according to law enforcement sources. And it may be more widespread than previously believed, with workers at…

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Police probe video of possible data hack at the National Archives

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Dissent

Did hackers access protected data at the National Archives or didn’t they? It’s not clear, as Elise Viebeck and Cory Bennett report: The National Archives acknowledged Wednesday that it has alerted law enforcement to a suspicious video posted online by hackers who purport to have gained access to agency files. Released on YouTube earlier this month,…

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Target Says Credit Card Data Breach Cost It $162M In 2013-14

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Dissent

Ingrid Lunden reports: When it comes to data breaches, retailers are one of the biggest targets these days, and today we have some detail on the costs around one of the more high-profile attacks. Target today said that it has booked $162 million in expenses across 2013 and 2014 related to its data breach, in which hackers…

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National Center for Charitable Statistics Discovers Unauthorized Access to Form 990 and e-Postcard Filing Systems for Nonprofit Organizations

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Dissent

The Urban Institute’s National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS) recently discovered that an unauthorized party or parties gained access to the Form 990 Online and e-Postcard filing systems for nonprofit organizations. The intruder or intruders retrieved email addresses, usernames, passwords, first and last names, IP addresses, phone numbers, and addresses and names of nonprofits. This…

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St. Mary Church food pantry computer stolen in Lorain, Ohio

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Dissent

May really bad karma teach this thief a lesson. Ron Vidika reports: A computer that was used to keep track of the names of family members receiving food at the monthly food pantry and community lunch at St. Mary Church in Lorain was stolen in broad daylight Feb. 23, the church’s pastor said. The theft…

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