Joshua Coupe reports: Maidstone council has apologised after it emerged hundreds of residents’ personal details could potentially be viewed online. More than 870 people are thought to be affected by the error reported when a new car parking permit application site went live on their website earlier this month. Concerns were raised when eagle-eyed users…
Miami-Dade Resident Sentenced to 8 ½ Years in Prison; Restaurant Customers’ Data Misused
We’re still missing important details on this previously reported case, but here’s an update: A Miami-Dade County resident was sentenced to 102 months in prison, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release, for operating a scheme to skim credit card numbers, manufacture counterfeit credit cards and file false federal income tax returns. Christopher…
LifeLock to Pay $100 Million to Consumers to Settle FTC Charges it Violated 2010 Order (Updated)
I had previously reported that LifeLock was negotiating to settle FTC charges that it had violated a 2010 consent order. Now it’s official. From the FTC: LifeLock will pay $100 million to settle Federal Trade Commission contempt charges that it violated the terms of a 2010 federal court order that requires the company to secure…
Skimmers Found at Some Calif., Colo. Safeways
Brian Krebs reports: Sources at multiple financial institutions say they are tracking a pattern of fraud indicating that thieves have somehow compromised the credit card terminals at checkout lanes within multiple Safeway stores in California and Colorado. Safeway confirmed it is investigating skimming incidents at several stores. Read more on KrebsOnSecurity. In at least two locations…
AU: Over 30,000 Optus customers’ debt data exposed on job freelancer site
Josh Taylor reports: The personal data of 31,150 mostly former Optus customers was posted on short-term job website Freelancer.com in major breach of their privacy, Crikey can reveal. Earlier this week, Crikey reported that an employee of the telecommunications company’s debt collector ARC Mercantile had posted a spreadsheet of data of customers who owed a…
Federal Judge Denies Request to Dismiss Hacking Charges
AP reports that a federal judge has denied a motion by lawyers for Roman Seleznev (previous coverage) seeking dismissal of hacking charges (like that was really gonna happen, right?) Martha Bellisle reports that the court found that nothing in the government’s conduct is seizing Seleznev in the Maldives was so outrageous or egregious as to warrant…