Malware-laden email from Intuit Financial Services has been reported, but how did this happen? The following was submitted to DataBreaches.net by a reader: From: Intuit Financial Services Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2012 11:29 PM To: IFS Clients Subject: Innovation Conference email issue – June 14 Earlier today you received an email from [email protected] with the subject…
Public Employees Retirement Association of New Mexico alerts 100,000 members after computer with their financial info stolen from auditor
Uh oh. The Associated Press reports that the Public Employees Retirement Association of New Mexico is notifying about 100,000 active and retired members about a possible security breach after a computer was stolen from an employee of its third-party auditor. The computer may have contained PERA member information including names, addresses, financial institution routing numbers,…
DIRECTV hacked, data and accounts leaked by @TeamIntricate
@TeamIntricate has announced they have hacked DIRECTV https://www.usdirect.com/ and as a result they have posted a leak of data to pastebin. It would appear this is not the first time this month that direct vt has become a target from hackers with Digital corruption attacking another related server and leaking other different data. Team Intricate @TeamIntricate@Cyber_War_News DIRECTV Hacked!https://pastebin.com/DCfENPvX #TeamIntricate The most…
Penn Station breach mushrooms to 80 locations; Heartland Payment and Secret Service investigating
Ruh oh. Tracy Kitten reports: Restaurant chain Penn Station Inc. has upped the number of franchise locations affected by a payments breach to 80, almost double what it originally reported. The breach, which Penn Station says it’s still investigating, is connected to a point-of-sale processing hack that may have exposed credit and debit details, but…
Bosniaks.net & postaplus.com.sy hacked, 1400 Accounts leaked by Anonymous Australia
A web magazine website has become victim to anonymous hacktivist who have visited the site and left with a total of 1,512 accounts. The hack has also put light on the fact that Bosnia government officials are using weak passwords and that websites are still storing clear text passwords. The leak has been posted to pastebin and claimed…
Medical Privacy Test in GA
David J. DePaolo writes: A Georgia case highlights what I think is an interesting debate of medical privacy in the context of workers’ compensation. On Wednesday several amicus briefs were lodged with the Georgia Supreme Court on behalf of the Georgia Self-Insurer’s Association, Georgia Manufacturer’s Association and Georgia Poultry Federation urging the high court to reinstate a…