Katherine Donnelly reports: Second-level schools have been told to step up their computer security after a pupil obtained a username and password that allowed access to confidential files. The problem has arisen over the use of generic usernames and passwords, which schools may make available to substitute teachers. The Department of Education alerted the Joint…
The Southern District of Florida Weighs In On Data Breach Lawsuits
A few months ago, I noted a lawsuit by a former Winn-Dixie employee against Purchasing Power. The complaint in Burrows v. Purchasing Power alleged that Winn-Dixie shared employee data with Purchasing Power to administer its employee benefits program, but also sent them data on employees not enrolled in the program. The complaint also alleged that although…
Statement from Punto.pe about recent breach that effects 90,000 clients details
Following yesterdays large leak of tens of thousands of client details from a peru based (.PE) domain and blog service website the company PUNTO has now released a statement. In the statement they explain that the hackers @LulzSecPeru had not gained access to the clients current access keys and had updated all users passwords as soon…
Billabong hacked, threats of mass data leaks from @GoatseSec
One of the worlds largest surfing based brands has come under the eye of hackers after they gained access to its database via a exploitable wordpress installation. The attack is on billabong and the exact domain and exploit has not been released yet. The attack was announced from the @GoatseSec twitter account stating that over…
Official Square Enix Goods Shop Reports Leaked User Info
Original breach notices not in English, so I hope this is an accurate recap of the situation from another source: The Official Goods Online Shop for video game studio Square Enix updated on Tuesday to announce that “the possibility of unauthorized access in the Square Enix Official Merchandise online shop” occurred between September 13 and 18. Further investigation into the…
GA: Sensitive files found in Buckhead dumpster
Ron Nakfoor reports that a citizen alerted 11Alive News to sensitive documents left in dumpster: The documents appeared to be from a local real estate agency and contained tax ID numbers, along with copies of personal checks with bank account numbers on them…. The name on the dumped real estate signs and most of the paperwork is Dorsey…