Ben Elgin and Michael Riley report: Most gamblers were still asleep, and the gondoliers had yet to pole their way down the ersatz canal in front of the Venetian casino on the Las Vegas Strip. But early on the chilly morning of Feb. 10, just above the casino floor, the offices of the world’s largest gaming company were gripped by…
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VA: Data Breach at Popular Restaurant Kickback Jacks Leaves Customers Vulnerable
Michael writes: Cyber criminals strike again and this time it is a popular restaurant at West End called Kickback Jacks whose customer databank has been compromised. […] While divulging details of the investigation to the public Lt. Chris Eley of Henrico police department stated at though the cards were used at Kickback Jacks the breach…
MO: State retirement system suffers security breach
Rachael Herndon reports: Gary Findlay, executive director of Missouri State Employees’ Retirement System (MOSERS), notified state employees today — including state senators, representatives and Capitol staff — of unauthorized access to MOSERS member records. “On December 5, 2014, we confirmed four successful attempts beginning last month to fraudulently complete an online form for active members of…
Target to Make No Harm-No Foul Argument in Breach Suit
Andrew Harris reports: Target Corp. (TGT:US) customers whose credit card data and identifying information was stolen by hackers face the prospect the retailer owes them nothing for their ensuing troubles, and they may have the government to thank for it. The retailer is counting on a U.S. Supreme Court ruling from last year grounded in the principle…
Audit finds flaws remain in U. Maryland network security, even after data breach
Scott Dance reports: Nearly a year after a massive data breach at the University of Maryland, state auditors say the campus network is still vulnerable to hackers — in part because gaps they identified five years ago remain. While patching those holes would not have prevented the breach, auditors and university officials said Wednesday, some…
Hacker Group Anonymous Claims Credit For Oakland, OPD Website Shutdowns
CBS SF reports: The city of Oakland and the Oakland Police Department websites have been out intermittently since Tuesday night and the hacker group Anonymous is taking responsibility. City spokeswoman Karen Boyd said she began receiving reports that the websites were down Tuesday night. The websites have been down intermittently since then, but Boyd said…