DALLAS — Wingstop today announced that four of its independently owned and operated franchise locations may have been impacted by a data security attack on point-of-sale (POS) systems that could have enabled attackers to capture customer payment card information such as account number, expiration date or cardholder name. After receiving indications of suspicious activity, the company…
Privacy concerns raised on Mass. medical marijuana e-mails
It’s deja vu all over again. First it was postal mail from Health Canada. Now it’s e-mail from Massachusetts. Kay Lazar reports: The subject line left little doubt about the contents of the e-mail sent by the Massachusetts health department. “Confirmation of Patient Certification in the Medical Use of Marijuana Online System,” it stated. More…
President Obama’s Security Breach Notification Bill Needs Work
Elizabeth H. Johnson and Lynn C. Percival IV of Poyner Spruill have their own objections to the President’s proposal for a federal data breach notification law. You can read their analysis and comments here.
NZ: Abortion data leaked by mistake (Updated with Lakes DHB statement)
A horrific breach in response to a FOIA/media request. Collette Devlin reports: A privacy breach blunder has resulted in personal details of more than 600 females, some as young as 13, who had abortions in the central North Island being given to a Stuff reporter. The data was mistakenly released by a junior staff member…
MN: Hacker breached Metropolitan State University database with personal info
Maura Lerner reports: Metro State University is investigating a computer security breach that may have exposed personal information about students, faculty and staff. In a campuswide e-mail Friday, interim president Devinder Malhotra wrote that a computer hacker apparently got “unauthorized access” to the university database in mid-December, and that investigators are still trying to determine…
UK hacker arrested over Xbox Live and PSN attacks
James Temperton reports: An 18-year-old man from Southport has been arrested as part of a police investigation into the attacks on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network over Christmas. Police said the man had been arrested under the computer misuse act. Read more on Wired (UK). BBC also provides coverage.