Lindsey Rogers reports: A Tallassee business is now front and center in an investigation into hundreds of stolen identities. The hack affected up to 700 people in and around the small town. Victims continue to deal with the fallout from the massive credit card hack. Anne Christian and Elizabeth Britt are Tallassee residents who had…
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RBS WorldPay Hacker Sentenced to 11 years, 3 months in prison + $8.4M restitution
Sergei Nicolaevich Tšurikov has been sentenced to eleven years in prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and computer intrusion for his involvement in an elaborate scheme which stole over $9.4 million from a credit card processor. “A leader of one of the most sophisticated cybercrime rings in the world has been brought to justice…
Fidelity National Financial notifies title insurance customers of breach
From a letter sent by Fidelity National Financial to customers on September 23: Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (“FNF”) is writing to inform you of an incident that may have involved your personal information. FNF is the parent company of Ticor Title Company of Oregon, Ticor Title of Nevada, Inc., Lawyers Title Company, and Lawyers Title…
And yet another Experian data breach
This time, the client whose credentials were misused to access Experian’s database was Everglades Federal Credit Union. By my count, that’s now more than 60 breaches of this kind since 2006. Why has no federal agency done anything about this?
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act No Help to Employer Suing Employee Who Took Proprietary Business Info
Michelle Hackim writes: An employer had no cause of action under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”) against an employee who accessed its computer systems to misappropriate confidential and proprietary business information to start a competing business, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio has held. Cranel Inc. v. Pro Image Consultants…
Breach involving Cape May-Lewes Ferry’s terminals and vessels went undetected for almost a year
On July 30, 2014, Delaware River and Bay Authority (“the Authority”) was notified of a possible security compromise involving credit and debit card data stored on certain systems at the Cape May-Lewes Ferry‘s terminals and vessels. An investigation into this incident was immediately initiated and our team, including third-party forensics experts, has been working continuously to understand…