As you read the following press release, note that they do not tell us when they first discovered that there might have been a security breach or incident. Nor do they tell us how they first discovered it. And what’s with this “out of an abundance of caution” claim? If you can’t figure out what…
Category: U.S.
Georgia voter info posted online after breach of software company
Mark Niesse reports: A data breach of the voting software company EasyVote Solutions exposed Georgia voters’ registration information on the internet, the company confirmed Tuesday. Public information about voters was posted to an online forum, but the breach didn’t involve Social Security numbers or driver’s license numbers, said Charles Davis, chief financial officer for EasyVote. Voter…
East Bay Community College Data Breached In Ransomware Attack
Shawn Taylor reports: Ohlone College was hacked in late January and the private information of some current and former students, staff and faculty was compromised, including Social Security and bank account numbers, according to school officials. The community college said in a Feb. 4 notice on its website and letters sent to students it had…
Puma hit by data breach after Kronos ransomware attack
The Kronos ransomware incident can’t seem to stay out of the news cycle. Not only has it disrupted payroll operations for numerous clients, leaving many employees without their correct weekly paychecks, but employee data has also been stolen. Sergiu Gatlan reports: Sportswear manufacturer Puma was hit by a data breach following the ransomware attack that hit…
Danville Man Sentenced to Eight-and-a-Half Years in Prison for Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft, and Money Laundering in Two Different Jurisdictions
URBANA, Ill. – A Danville, Illinois, man, Jeffery T. Henson (also known by the alias, Matthew Burns), 44, was sentenced on February 7, 2022, to eight-and-a-half years’ imprisonment, to be followed by an aggregate three years of supervised release, for wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and money laundering in both Central Illinois and the Chicago…
Illinois Housing Development Authority addresses data breach
WCIA reports: The Illinois Housing Development Authority issued a statement today addressing a security breach of its rental payment web portal last week. The IHDA became aware of the breach on Feb. 1. when some tenant applicants were able to see documents submitted by other applicants. The IHDA immediately took the portal offline and blocked…