From ABCBS: Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield is taking steps to protect its members and applicants from identity theft after an independent insurance agency was broken into last month. Treat Insurance Agency reported a break-in at its North Little Rock office on June 16, 2015. Two computers, which stored information from 560 Arkansas Blue…
Google accidentally reveals data on ‘right to be forgotten’ requests
Interesting data leak. Sylvia Tippman and Julia Powles report: Less than 5% of nearly 220,000 individual requests made to Google to selectively remove links to online information concern criminals, politicians and high-profile public figures, the Guardian has learned, with more than 95% of requests coming from everyday members of the public. The Guardian has discovered new data…
More details on the Napa & Sonoma winery e-commerce breach
Sarah Stierch has some additional stats on the Missing Link Network eCellar breach that affected so many wineries: According to the California Department of Justice and Napa Valley Register, over 70 Napa Valley, Sonoma County and Santa Cruz County wineries were victims of an April cybercrime attack. The attack was recognized in late May. Mysterious…
Sir Dave Brailsford fears Chris Froome critics have hacked Team Sky
Robert Woodward reports: Sir Dave Brailsford believes Team Sky’s computers have been hacked by critics who are sifting through Chris Froome’s performance data for signs he could be using performance-enhancing drugs. Brailsford is so concerned that he has consulted lawyers over the breach. Froome was repeatedly questioned during the 2013 Tour, which he won, about…
Sony Hacking Lawsuit Claims ID Theft Already Happening To Ex-Employees
Dominic Patten reports: Thousands of dollars in unauthorized credit card charges, attempts to open accounts under their names, and personal data showing up all over the Internet are just a few of the claims that Michael Corona, Christina Mathis and others are making in court documents filed last week. The former Sony Pictures staff members are saying…
And now it’s four: Tulsa Zoo Possible Victim Of Credit Card Data Breach
Erik Payne reports: A credit card company that serves zoos and other cultural centers around the United States, including the Tulsa Zoo, is investigating a security breach of its systems. Service Systems Associates confirmed Wednesday it was a victim of the data breach, and said it has been working with law enforcement to investigate. The…