Howard Fischer reports: A new computer attack Wednesday on the Department of Public Safety hit only officers’ outside and personal emails and, unlike last week, not the agency’s own computers, DPS Capt. Steve Harrison said. He said it appears the two incidents are linked, with those who broke into the DPS computers last week stealing…
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DefenseNews hacked
Gregg Keizer reports: Email addresses and names of subscribers to DefenseNews, a highly-regarded website that covers national and international military and defense news, were accessed by hackers and presumed stolen, Gannett announced yesterday. DefenseNews ‘ subscribers include active and retired military personnel, defense contractors and others in both the U.S. and other countries’ defense establishments….
(update) Laptops stolen from a contractor’s van had a slew of sensitive student data
Remember the Illinois State Board of Education laptops stolen from a Harrisburg Project van recently? I was reading more about the incident and noticed that there was even more sensitive data on the laptops than originally indicated in media coverage: The staff data stored on the computers included name, demographics, Social Security number, teacher certification…
Texas Official Must Talk About Data Leaks
David Lee reports: A state judge ordered the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts to comply with a request for a deposition on the leak of personal information of more than 3.5 million people. Comptroller Susan Combs disclosed in April that the personal information of 3.5 million state employees and former employees had been stored on…
Nashville Zoo warns of website security breach
The Nashville Zoo sent an email alert to patrons warning of a possible breach in security on the zoo’s website that could result in the theft of customers’ credit card information. The email said law enforcement officials alerted zoo officials that reports of unauthorized credit card transactions appear to be connected to the zoo’s website….
PBS says its website has been hacked for the 2nd time in a month, with little data stolen (but there were lots of data stolen, it seems – Update 3)
Associated Press reports: PBS says its website has been hacked for at least the second time in a month — the latest in a string of intrusions into such sites as Sony, Lockheed Martin, Nintendo and others. PBS spokeswoman Anne Bentley says one section of a website in the Public Broadcasting Service’s collection of sites…