Jack Bouboushian reports: Kmart’s failure to protect customer information with “elementary” security measures left banks liable for the resulting fraud, a federal class action claims. First NBC Bank filed the class action Tuesday against Kmart Corp. and parent company Sears Holding Corp, regarding an announcement that hackers had breached Kmart’s payment-data systems in early September….
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VT: DCF email inadvertently shares foster parents’ personal info
Email errors are still not a thing of the past. Shelby Cashman reports: A registered Department for Children and Families foster parent who wants to remain anonymous says she feels violated. Her personal information, including Social Security number, was inadvertently emailed to 34 other foster parents by the Newport family services division of DCF. She is not…
Banks: Park-n-Fly Online Card Breach
Brian Krebs reports: Multiple financial institutions say they are seeing a pattern of fraud that indicates an online credit card breach has hit Park-n-Fly, an Atlanta-based offsite airport parking service that allows customers to reserve spots in advance of travel via an Internet-based reservation system. The security incident, if confirmed, would be the latest in a string…
Sony hit with lawsuit by former employees over email leaks
It was only a matter of time, right? Sara Hamedy and Meg James report: The first legal salvo has been leveled against Sony Pictures Entertainment since the massive computer breach that exposed the personal information of thousands of current and former employees. Lawyers representing two former Sony Pictures employees filed a class-action lawsuit in federal…
VA: Union First Market Bank deactivates thousands of ATM cards after security breach
Melissa Hippolit reports: The ATM bank cards of roughly 3,000 Union First Market Bank customers have been deactivated since Thursday, after a security breach. […] Union First Market Bank spokesperson Bill Cimino said this particular breach forced the bank to take action immediately. He said the thieves are stealing people’s ATM cards and pin numbers…
NCUA Examiner Blamed for Data Breach
Peter Strozniak reports: The NCUA said Monday an external flash drive that contained the names, addresses, Social Security numbers and account numbers belonging to members of the $13 million Palm Springs Federal Credit Union in California was lost during a recent exam. The agency confirmed reports from unnamed sources who told CU Times an NCUA examiner was responsible for…