Mandy Zuo reports: A three-year investigation by police in southwest China into personal data theft has ended with 32 people behind bars and several more awaiting trial, state media reported. More than 50 people were detained by police in Chongqing as part of a nationwide effort to track down and dismantle a criminal gang known…
Magecart hackers force turnover, steal data from Atlanta Hawks’ online shop
Bradley Barth reports: Cybercriminals using Magecart card-skimming code attacked the online store of the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks, stealing customers names, addresses and payment card numbers. Read more on SC Magazine.
Ransomware disables Cleveland airport’s email systems, information screens
Bradley Barth reports: A ransomware attack reportedly has affected email, payroll and record-keeping systems at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport this week and also darkened the transportation facility’s information screens And according to a report from local news outlet WKYC, the attackers may have also accessed airport employee payroll records containing personal information. Read more on…
CPSC Notifies Consumer Product Manufacturers of Possible Data Breach of Safety Information
Merrit Jones and Jena Valdetero of Bryan Cave write: A number of retailers and manufacturers have recently received notices from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission concerning a possible data breach. The CPSC’s letter advises recipients of an unauthorized release of confidential information that did not go through the procedures of 15 U.S.C. § 2055,…
MS: Lauderdale County employees’ sensitive information exposed
Whitney Downard reports: More than 100 Lauderdale County employees had their sensitive information shared via email to other employees covered by the county’s healthcare plan in an accidental exposure Tuesday. Personal information in the email included names, social security numbers and phone numbers. Chris Lafferty, the county administrator, inadvertently shared the information in a county-wide email sharing health…
KPMG Mexico Could Be Facing Fine of Up to $1.6 Million For Huge Data Leak Blunder
Jason Bramwell reports: Mexican authorities said KPMG Mexico could be fined as much as 30 million pesos (about $1.57 million) for exposing the confidential payroll data of employees at 41 of its clients, which was housed in an unsecured database that wound up on the Internet. According to El Economista, the National Institute of Transparency,…