Sean Gallagher reports on the hack of U. Maryland that got a contractor’s former employee in hot water with the FBI: David Helkowski stood waiting outside a restaurant in Towson, Maryland, fresh from a visit to the unemployment office. Recently let go from his computer consulting job after engaging in some “freelance hacking” of a…
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In wake of massive data breach, Target CEO steps down
In the wake of its massive data breach, Gregg Steinhafel, Chairman of the Target board of directors, president and CEO, steps down.
Oregon investigating complaints about the Archdiocese of Portland’s handling of ID theft
Brent Hunsberger reports: Oregon regulators are investigating whether the Archdiocese of Portland violated state law by failing to properly notify employees and volunteers that they could be victims of tax-return fraud. The Oregon Division of Finance and Corporate Securities has received two complaints from consumers about the Archdiocese, which oversees schools and parishes serving 418,000 Catholics in…
FTC told to disclose the data security standards it uses for data security enforcement actions
Jaikumar Vijayan reports: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) can be compelled to disclose details of the data security standards it uses to pursue enforcement action against companies that suffer data breaches, the agency’s chief administrative law judge ruled Thursday. The decision came in response to a motion filed by LabMD, a now-defunct medical laboratory that…
NYC: Hale & Hearty Customers Targeted by Credit Card Skimmers
NBC reports: A 39-year-old Bronx man and his 29-year-old girlfriend are accused of skimming customers’ credit card numbers at the Hale & Hearty where she worked, and then going on shopping sprees with several others, spending more than $200,000. Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. says 11 people are accused in the scheme that began…
Class action lawsuit filed against Maricopa County Community Colleges District
A law firm that had filed notices of claim against MCCCD over its 2013 breach that exposed the information of almost 2.5 million current and former students, employees, and vendors, has now filed a class action lawsuit. On Monday, April 28, 2014, Gallagher & Kennedy filed a class action lawsuit in the Superior Court of…