A Vietnamese national has been indicted in the District of New Hampshire for allegedly participating in an international scheme to steal and sell hundreds of thousands of Americans’ personally identifiable information through various underground websites that he operated. Hieu Minh Ngo, 24, a Vietnamese national, was charged in a 15-count indictment filed under seal in…
Two NBC Sports laptops stolen from unattended car
If you follow me on Twitter and thought I was mad at NBC Sports over their coverage of Formula One (F1) racing, that may pale in comparison to how some others may be feeling this week after they’ve received a breach notification letter from NBC Sports. It seems that two of NBC Sports’ laptops were…
We don’t store credit card data…. oh wait, we are storing it?
A firm can have a great policy of not storing credit card numbers, but if the policy isn’t followed by staff, trouble can result. eReplacementParts.com learned this lesson the hard way. They discovered that despite their non-storage policy, credit card information of some customers had been stored. In some cases, the storage was due to…
Ektron notifies 22 employees after personal information was accessed by unknown third party
Ektron was reportedly hacked on or around June 15. The firm reports that an unauthorized third party gained access to a file with 22 current and former employees’ personal information, including names, passport numbers, employee authorization cards, Social Security cards and/or immigration visas. Ektron, a privately held firm headquartered in Massachusetts, states that they learned…
Colonial Properties Trust reports malware breach
Sometimes, despite your best efforts to deal with a malware problem, the system can be re-infected, as Birmingham-based Colonial Properties Trust learned back in April and May. CPT reports that they promptly contacted a forensics firm after detecting malware on their system, and within three days of detection, the malware had been eradicated. One week later,…
Executive Accounting Services notifies clients of security breach involving their personal and banking information
Executive Accounting Services, Inc. is a Raleigh, North Carolina firm that provides payroll and tax preparation services to clients. As such, it maintains information on the clients’ employees, including names, postal and email addresses, checking and savings account numbers, telephone or cell numbers, and Social Security numbers. On September 17, EAS was notified by some…