In January 2011, DataBreaches.net reported that login credentials for the Maricopa County Community Colleges District (MCCCD) were up for sale on the black market. That month, the FBI also contacted Maricopa to alert them to the breach. In response to the incident, MCCCD brought in Stach & Liu (now Bishop Fox) to investigate and make recommendations. Following…
Four hackers charged with stealing $100m in US army and Xbox technology
Nicky Woolf reports: Four men have been charged with breaking into the computer systems of Microsoft, the US army and leading games manufacturers, as part of an alleged international hacking ring that netted more than $100m in intellectual property, the US Department of Justice said on Tuesday. The four, aged between 18 and 28, are…
Point of Sale Breach Timeline
Andrew Hay writes: If you’re like us you have a hard time remembering the point of sale (PoS) breaches that have occurred over the years. In an effort to simplify past public breaches, we have created a timeline that describes 59 distinct PoS-related breaches where the following were (or are believed to be) true: Malicious software was…
Lost disc with Jersey City Medical Center patient data is finally found, hospital says
Terrence T. McDonald reports: More than two months after a compact disc containing personal data of Jersey City Medical Center-Barnabas Health patients went missing, hospital officials say the disc was found and no data was compromised.The CD, which was sent to an outside firm that reviews medical billing data back in June, was delivered earlier this month…
EPIC Urges FTC to Investigate Maricopa County Community Colleges Data Breach
Earlier this year, I reached out to the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), to encourage them to join DataBreaches.net in filing a complaint with the FTC concerning the massive data breach at Maricopa County Community Colleges District (MCCCD). I am pleased to see that they have done so, agreeing with me that MCCCD is covered by…
Second data breach hits Twin Cities Cub Foods stores
Clare Kennedy reports: Supervalu Inc. reported a second data breach, saying hackers infiltrated point of sale terminals at four Twin Cities Cub Foods grocery stores in late August or September. Customer credit card information may have been taken from the Hastings, Shakopee, Roseville (Har Mar Mall) and White Bear Lake stores. Read more on Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal….