Andrew Higgins reports: He reveled in tormenting members of the Bush family, Colin L. Powell and a host of other prominent Americans, and also in outfoxing the F.B.I. and the Secret Service, foiling their efforts to discover even his nationality, never mind his identity. Early this year, however, the elusive online outlaw known as Guccifer…
Ca: Edmonton Police Service apologizes for mailing staff info to man in U.S.
Julia Parrish reports: The Edmonton Police Service has apologized for a security breach that saw personal information of some staff and volunteers sent to a man in the United States. David Henderson, a former CBS News correspondent, who now works as a crisis and strategic communications advisor, told CTV News he’s trying to draw attention to…
MN: Data Breach At Grand Casino Mille Lacs
WCCO reports: The Grand Casino Mille Lacs says approximately 1,600 card transactions were accessed by an unauthorized person and used for fraudulent transactions. After finding out on Sept. 15, 2014, the casino says it immediately engaged a leading forensic investigation firm that determined that malware was used to access certain payment card transactions at the…
Oops! Health Insurer Exposes Member Data
Natasha Singer reports: Earlier this year, OfficeMax became a little too personal with one customer, sending a mailing to a man in Chicago with a street address that, after his own name, inadvertently included information about a family tragedy: “daughter killed in car crash or Current Business.” (An OfficeMax spokesman later blamed a third-party data broker the…
Australian Federal Police methods under question after ‘LulzSec hacker’ claims he was wrongly accused
Conor Duffy reports: A man described by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) as being the leader of the notorious international hacking group LulzSec says the AFP’s claims are based on a single joke Facebook message. A 7.30 investigation has found a teenage accomplice was actually responsible for the hack and was raided by police but…
Statement on recent Visionworks privacy issue affecting 75,000 customers (update2)
Statement on recent Visionworks privacy issueSAN ANTONIO, Nov. 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Visionworks, Inc. recently learned of an incident that may involve personal information of individuals who have received services at the vision retail chain’s Jennifer Square, Annapolis, Md. location. An investigation is currently underway to locate a missing database server, which was replaced on June 2, 2014 during scheduled upgrades. The…