From the not-really-a-surprise dept., Vindu Goel reports: Yahoo, already under a cloud from its summertime disclosure that 500 million user accounts had been hacked in 2014, disclosed Thursday that another attack a year earlier had compromised more than 1 billion Yahoo accounts. The newly disclosed attack involved more sensitive user information, including unencrypted security questions….
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$17.5 Million Settlement With Owner Of Ashleymadison.com In Joint Multi-State And FTC Agreement
Settlement Follows Investigation Finding That Adult Dating Website Maintained Lax Security Practices, Misled Consumers About Its Data Security, And Created Fake Female Profiles To Entice Male Users In Addition to Penalties, Settlement Requires The Website To Implement Stronger Data Security Program And Cease Deceptive Practices NEW YORK—Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman joined twelve other states,…
Data breach affects Frederick County schools (UPDATED)
WMAR reports: A data breach may have affected up to 1000 students at Frederick County Public Schools (FCPS) officials said. The breach impacted students who attended FCPS between November 2005 and November 2006. The breached information includes names, social security numbers and birth dates. AP adds important details that the breach was brought to the school…
NJ family medicine practice notifying 4,277 patients after ransomware attack
Melissa Selke, MD, PC, a Family Medicine practice in New Jersey, issued a statement on December 2 concerning a hacking/ransomware incident. From the statement (.doc): On October 6, 2016, Dr. Selke discovered her information system had been infected with a virus that prohibited access to patient files. The integrity of the information system was immediately restored and…
OH: Stolen prisoners’ identities netted $422,523 in college loans
Alan Johnson reports: State investigators have uncovered a scheme where the identities of prison inmates were stolen to fraudulently apply for and receive $422,523 in student college loans. Ohio Inspector General Randall J. Meyer found the fraud during a two-year investigation after receiving a tip from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Inspector General…
Heritage Auction House Sues Christie’s and Collectrium Over Data Theft
Brian Boucher reports: Dallas-based Heritage Auctions has filed suit against Christie’s accusing the auction giant of harboring a large trove of sales data stolen by the operators of its Collectrium database. The suit alleges that Collectrium staffers used various accounts, one of them registered under the name of the silver-screen spy Jason Bourne, to pilfer data…