When a package containing an electronic storage device was lost in transit between Fujitsu Consulting offices in New York City and Montreal by an overnight courier on July 28, 2008, the unnamed courier service and law enforcement were immediately notified. It is only now, however, that 3,410 individuals associated with Travelers Insurance Company are being…
Category: U.S.
Personal info of 18,000 Nashville students exposed on the web (updated)
The Associated Press reports that the Tennessee Department of Education has announced that a private contractor, Public Consulting Group, accidentally exposed personal information of more than 18,000 Nashville public school students and 6,000 of their parents on the web from December 28 through March 31, when the problem was discovered by a parent. Information on…
Update on Web Hosting Talk hack (update 2)
This updates the story originally posted here. It turns out credit card data was compromised and was/is circulating on the web. Read one update here. Following links or googling will take you to other threads about how the data have been published/shared on the web. Update 2, Apr. 9: WHT reported yesterday: Our current research…
Bits ‘n Pieces
In the justice system: A 25-count indictment was issued against Timothy Kuskowski on charges of stealing the identities of nearly two dozen Coloradans and using them to pass fake checks in 10 counties across Colorado. More. Frederick Eugene Wood will be arraigned later this week. He is accused of using file-sharing software to steal information…
Hawaii Department of Transportation laptop stolen; 1,892 notified
Curtis Lum of The Honolulu Advertiser reports that 1,892 people with Hawaii commercial driver’s licenses are being notified this week that a Department of Transportation computer containing their names, addresses, Social Security numbers and other personal information was stolen March 18th from s state office. The laptop had been left unattended in the office.
WebHosting Talk User Data Hacked
Liam Eagle reports: Internet media company iNet Interactive (www.inetinteractive.com) posted an update to the circumstances surrounding the attack suffered by the Web Hosting Talk message board March 21, saying that some user credit card data was compromised in the attack and has been posted publicly by the attacker. […] According to the post, the attacker…