From their press release: SunTrust Banks, Inc. (NYSE: STI) is now offering Identity Protection for all current and new consumer clients at no cost on an ongoing basis. Experian IDnotify™ will be provided to those who sign up for the service. SunTrust cares deeply about the privacy and security of client information. The company became…
Revealed: How Kenyan hacker flew into the trap of US security agents
The Standard reports: It was supposed to be an easy transaction. The kind drug dealers do in movies. Product in exchange of money and a handshake. Jeffrey Sila Ndungi’s connection in Texas, US had told him he had identified a person willing to buy one of his Treasury Cheques worth $76,000 (Sh7.6 million) for $40,000…
Illinois incorrectly mailed out personal information to more than 4,000 people
Bill Lukitsch reports: Personal financial and medical information of more than 4,000 people was mailed to the wrong addresses earlier this year, two state agencies announced Friday. “Notices containing personal information were mailed to 4,136 individuals at incorrect addresses,” a news release from the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services and Department of Human…
Two years for teen ‘cyber terrorist’ who targeted US officials
BBC reports: A teenager who tricked his way into obtaining the email and phone accounts of senior US intelligence officials has been sentenced. Kane Gamble, 18, targeted CIA, FBI and US Department of Justice databases from his bedroom in Leicestershire. The Old Bailey was told Gamble, who has admitted a number of charges, damaged the…
Ca: Camp fYrefly notifies former participants, volunteers of data breach
Caley Ramsay reports: Upwards of 700 former participants, volunteers and youth leaders of Camp fYrefly may have had their personal information compromised, according to the University of Alberta. An internal investigation found a former employee with the for Sexual Minority Studies and Services (iSMSS) Camp fYrefly downloaded and shared personal information about some camp participants, volunteers,…
Businesses are using injunctions to stop hackers publishing secrets – or they’re trying to!
Matt Burgess reports: “Do not pretend that I do not exist, do not ignore me or break the deadlines,” was the message from one unknown hacker to a British company targeted in February 2018. The person stole a “very large quantity of data”. Both the hacker and the hacked company are the subject of a…