Marriott data security breach costs the company $28M so far. Insurance covered $25M of it, so their net payment so far is $3M. But how much more will they have to spend? Stay tuned…
ShareThis breach notification
In my inbox last night: Hello, At ShareThis, protecting the security of the information in our possession is a responsibility we take very seriously. We write to notify you of a data security incident that may have exposed some of your personal information. This notice explains the incident and steps ShareThis has undertaken to address…
Florida Keys Community College Provides Notice of Data Security Incident
From their press release. KEY WEST, Fla., Feb. 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Florida Keys Community College (the “College”) is taking action after discovering that it became the target of a phishing email campaign that compromised several employee email account credentials. What Happened? On October 19, 2018 Florida Keys Community College (the “College”) learned of suspicious activity…
UK: Newsquest websites compromised by major security breach
UKNIP247 reports: Hundred of thousands of website users trying to access local news have been effected (sic) by a virus that has been injected into a Newsquest sever we can reveal. Web users trying to access any of the Newquest titles are having their phone or web site browser hijacked greeting them with a thank…
“Alfabeto Virtual” sentenced to jail plus restitution
In May, 2018, Billy Ribeiro Anderson, known online as ““Alfabeto Virtual,” was charged with hacking and defacing two of the many sites he had attacked. In October, 2018, the Southern District of New York announced that he had pleaded guilty to two felony counts of computer fraud for his attacks on the New York City…
NZ: Patient documents missing, reportedly lost in ‘a gust of wind’
Joanne Carroll reports: A health board employee is under investigation after “misplacing” hundreds of patients’ medical information – some of which are still missing. The Canterbury and West Coast District Health Board only became aware of what it calls a “potential privacy breach” when a member of the public found some of the documents in…