An Italian towns website https://www.comune.taranto.it/ has been attacked and left defaced by hackers. The attack was brought to our attention via twitter from twitter user @Rofl4All who announced the following. > comune.taranto.it/ hacked @OpGreenRights @OperationItaly @Cyber_War_News @anon_n0n3 The website was still defaced at time of publishing and contained a message which is in italian but has been transfered…
Audit finds private information on Illinois Commerce site
Associated Press reports: The Illinois state auditor found significant personal information about consumers filing complaints with the Illinois Commerce Commission published on the agency’s website. Auditor General William Holland reported Thursday that the public could search the ICC’s “e-Docket” complaint system and find names and addresses, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers and even credit…
BNSF Railway employees report credit fraud
Jenny Michael reports that approximately 100 employees of BNSF Railway have had their “nonpublic personal information” used to fraudulently open accounts in their names. The railway’s response? “At this time, we do not believe that BNSF’s information security processes or technology systems have been compromised,” the statement said. “BNSF is working with law enforcement agencies to fully investigate…
CA: Burgled mail kiosk results in breach notification
From the California Correctional Health Care Services submission to California’s Office of the Attorney General, the text of the letter they are sending to affected individuals: Dear FirstName LastName, On June 11, 2012, a kiosk mail box located at the California Correctional Health Care Services (CCHCS) Regional Administration building in Fresno, California was discovered to…
NZ: SSC dismisses breach of privacy fears
Seen on Radio New Zealand: The State Services Commission is moving to quell fears that people may have had their privacy breached as part of a Kiwis Count survey. Postcards reminding participants about the online survey have been sent containing not just names and addresses, but also peoples’ access passwords and user names. The reminder…
Australian Institute of Business Brokers denies Anonymous password breach
Wait – we can’t believe everything we read on the Internet?! Hamish Barwick reports: The Australian Institute of Business Brokers (AIBB) has denied reports that encrypted passwords belonging to 250 of its members were posted online. Hacktivist group Anonymous is claiming responsibility for posting the passwords. An AIBB spokesperson told Computerworld Australia that all the group had…