Belsec Blog has more details, but it looks like Tobasco.be and Z-Staffing.org are having their data leaked because they didn’t meet Rex Mundi’s demands. The data leak reportedly does not include national registry numbers, but the hackers are believed to be in possession of bank account numbers that have not (yet?) been leaked. Belsec Blog…
Now at the Sands Casino: An Iranian Hacker in Every Server
Ben Elgin and Michael Riley report: Most gamblers were still asleep, and the gondoliers had yet to pole their way down the ersatz canal in front of the Venetian casino on the Las Vegas Strip. But early on the chilly morning of Feb. 10, just above the casino floor, the offices of the world’s largest gaming company were gripped by…
Financial Industry Regulators Increase Data Security Oversight
Katherine Gasztonyi writes: On Wednesday, December 10, 2014, financial industry regulatory and enforcement agencies issued statements that their organizations will increase scrutiny of financial industry cybersecurity practices going forward. In New York, the State’s Department of Financial Services Superintendent Benjamin Lawsky issued new guidelines to banks, detailing how their cybersecurity practices would be evaluated. The memorandum—sent to…
VA: Data Breach at Popular Restaurant Kickback Jacks Leaves Customers Vulnerable
Michael writes: Cyber criminals strike again and this time it is a popular restaurant at West End called Kickback Jacks whose customer databank has been compromised. […] While divulging details of the investigation to the public Lt. Chris Eley of Henrico police department stated at though the cards were used at Kickback Jacks the breach…
UK: Red faces at Cornwall Council as salary and personal information sent to wrong staff
The Packet reports: A ‘transfer error’ has been blamed for a large breach in data protection at Cornwall Council, with personal information, details of staff salaries and payouts for redundancy sent to the wrong people. The council has admitted that “approximately” 50 employees were sent the letters relating to colleagues in the education health and social welfare directorate. The…
Sweden’s Telia hit in new hacking attack
The Local reports: Swedish internet giant Telia was the victim of another hacking attack on Thursday night – the second in a week – with a hacking group apparently claiming responsibility. “It started just after 1 o’clock and seems to be the same kind of attack as before,” Henrik Johansson of Telia told the TT…