Alex Pearce of Ellis & Winters LLP writes: As we have explored before, a common scam known as “W-2 phishing” can put companies in the crosshairs for data-breach lawsuits brought by their employees. In honor of Tax Day, today’s post examines an interesting recent decision from a North Carolina federal court in one of these…
Fasthealth Security incident continues to leak out and confuse the public
The FastHealth breach is confusing the heck out of patients and employees. I’m getting inquiries from folks who are understandably suspicious because they never heard of the firm or can’t figure out how their details got caught up in this all. Others see news reports and realize that an entity has no connection to them,…
China’s latest data theft case shows tracking a mobile phone costs less than $2 a month
Christopher Udemans reports: In a case worth over RMB 800 million, numerous members of a syndicate have been arrested for allegedly buying and selling personal data over the internet, local media is reporting. The gang was able to obtain personal information by falsely identifying themselves and hacking targeted individuals. This information included mobile phone location…
Former University of Iowa student pleads guilty to grade-changing hacking scheme
Jordan Prochnow reports that Trevor Graves, the former University of Iowa student who had been charged with hacking the school’s network to change grades, was back in court on Monday to plead guilty. According to a plea agreement, Graves intentionally “caused the transmission of a command that caused damage and impairment to the integrity or…
U.S., British governments warn businesses worldwide of Russian campaign to hack routers
Ellen Nakashima reports: The U.S. and British governments on Monday accused Russia of conducting a massive campaign to compromise computer routers and firewalls around the world — from home offices to Internet providers — for espionage and possibly sabotage purposes. The unusual public warning from the White House, U.S. agencies and Britain’s National Cyber Security…
TaskRabbit Takes Down App and Website After Getting Hacked
Catalin Cimpanu reports: TaskRabbit, a web-based service that connects freelance handymen with clients in various local US markets, has emailed customers admitting it suffered a security breach. The company has taken down its app and website while law enforcement and a private cyber-security firm are investigating the incident. The hack appears to have taken place…