Home Depot has issued an update on the breach disclosed earlier this month. The company reports that it has completed “a major payment security project that provides enhanced encryption of payment data at point of sale in the company’s U.S. stores, offering significant new protection for customers. Roll-out of enhanced encryption to Canadian stores will be complete…
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Hacker claims to have infiltrated Chester, NY website as well as Pakistani & Ukrainian govt sites
Nathan Mayberg reports: What does the town of Chester have in common with the Pakistan Ministry of Commerce and the Ukranian government? Their websites were all allegedly hacked by someone claiming to be associated with the international hacking group Anynomous. Last week, a hacker with the Twitter tag @anonymousglobo posted links to what is allegedly…
Home Depot Nailed With 1st Bank Suit Over Data Breach
David McAfee reports: The Home Depot Inc. was hit with a proposed class action in Georgia federal court Tuesday, in which First Choice Federal Credit Union claims it suffered losses as a result of the home improvement store’s recent data breach — marking the first such suit brought by a financial institution. Read more on…
Hacker stole FDNY firefighters’ pay, rerouted it to Russia
Susan Edelman and Philip Messing report: A hacker stole the paychecks from four FDNY firefighters by breaking into a computer at their engine company, stealing their passwords — and then routing the dough to Russia, sources said on Wednesday. The firefighters, from Staten Island’s Engine Co. 167, discovered that their paychecks hadn’t been direct-deposited into…
USIS offers DHS employees credit monitoring after breach
Andy Medici reports: The contractor responsible for a cyber breach that exposed the personal information of 27,000 Department of Homeland Security employees is now giving credit monitoring services to affected employees. Read more on Federal Times.
Hackers Steal Usernames And Passwords Of 5,000 Government Recruiters From NSA And Other Services
Giuseppe Macri reports: Hackers responsible for stealing the account information of 5,000 government recruiters on GovJobs.com may be preparing to impersonate recruiters and gain access to classified information with the credentials of clearance-holding job seekers. California security firm IntelCrawler discovered the security compromise of usernames, emails and passwords belonging to recruiters from every military service, multiple…