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Follow-up: Regulators criticize NYSEG for computer security breach

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Dissent

Remember the breach reported by New York State Electric & Gas (NYSEG) and Rochester Gas and Electric (RG&E) back in January? Jeff Platsky reports the results of an investigation into the utilities’ security: A potential data breach at New York State Electric & Gas Corp. not only drew the ire of customers but is now…

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Update: Teenager charged in Eugene school data breach

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Dissent

Susan Palmer reports an update to a previously noted breach: Eugene police have arrested a teenage suspect on suspicion of hacking into the Eugene School District’s computer system in a June incident that potentially compromised thousands of student records and sent parents on a scramble to make sure their children did not become victims of…

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WA: Olympic College students, employees report credit card fraud

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Dissent

Another recent uni breach? It seems possible. The Kitsap Sun reported on July 3: At least 16 people have reported that their credit cards might have been compromised at Olympic College. The victims — 11 students and 4 employees on the Bremerton campus and one student at the Shelton campus — told college security officers that…

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Formspring resets 28m passwords after development server hacked and passwords leaked

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Dissent

Kahla Preston reports: Users of Formspring, a social question and answer website popular among young teenagers, today learned their passwords were disabled by site administrators following a security breach. Read more on  The Age. In a message on their blog yesterday, Formspring writes: Urgent: Change Your Formspring Password We learned this morning that we had…

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Hackers steal financial data from diners at Winchester restaurant

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Dissent

Josh Kegley reports: Central Kentucky residents who recently ate at Puerta Grande restaurant in Winchester are urged to check their bank and credit card statements because of a major data breach. The breach resulted in the theft of credit card information from between 50 and 100 people, with reports still coming in Tuesday, Winchester police…

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Best Buy says some customer accounts accessed by hackers using login combinations obtained elsewhere

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Dissent

Suzanne Choney reports: Best Buy says some customers’ email accounts may have been hacked. The retail giant is notifying those customers via email, telling them their current passwords have been disabled and asking them to reset their passwords. The email, which went out Friday, says in part: We are currently investigating increased attempts by hackers around…

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