Frank Esposito reports: The computer system of Advanced Flexible Composites Inc. was hacked on Jan. 17, preventing the firm from processing quote requests or orders and from receiving emails. AFC — a maker of fluoropolymer-coated and silicone-coated fabrics and belting in Lake in the Hills, Ill. — reported the hacking incident in a Jan. 17…
California snafu releases personal info of nearly 4,000 gun safety instructors
Perry Chiaramonte reports: The private information of thousands of California firearms instructors was accidentally released by the state late last year in response to a journalist’s Freedom of Information request. The data request was made in August, when a reporter for Southern California Public Radio (KPCC), an NPR affiliate, sought all information on Firearms Safety…
POPEYES discloses payment card breach that began in May, 2016; 10 locations affected
From their press release: CCC Restaurant Enterprises, LLC, doing business as POPEYES, today announced that a recent data security incident may have compromised the security of payment information of some customers who used debit or credit cards at certain CCC Restaurant locations for certain timeframes between May 5, 2016 and August 18, 2016. We have investigated and contained…
Senior Canadian military officer removed from post over alleged security leak
Xinhua News reports: Canada’s second-highest-ranked military commander was removed from his post over allegations that technical information related to the country’s multibillion-dollar shipbuilding program may have been leaked, local media reported Tuesday. Vice Chief of the Defense Staff Mark Norman, who was removed from his post Monday, was involved in the alleged leak of classified information…
OCR settles charges against MAPFRE Life Insurance for $2.2 million
As breaches go, the theft of a USB drive with ePHI on 2,209 insurance members doesn’t sound like a lot, but The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR), has announced a settlement with MAPFRE Life Insurance Company of Puerto Rico because of what they found when they investigated the breach…
Bitcoin exchange employee pleads guilty in U.S. case tied to hacking
Nate Raymond reports: A Florida man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to charges stemming from his employment with an unlicensed bitcoin exchange that prosecutors say was owned by an Israeli who oversaw a massive scheme to hack companies including JPMorgan Chase & Co. Ricardo Hill, 38, entered his plea in Manhattan federal court to seven counts,…