Have I mentioned how valuable it is when states post breach notices online? A reader points me to a new addition to California’s security notices page from the DOJ’s Computer and Technology Crime High-Tech Response Team (C.A.T.C.H.). The incident they are reporting was a hack by those affiliated with Anonymous in 2011: In November 2011,…
IL: Hospital worker charged with stealing patients' identities
From WLS in Illinois: A Northwestern Memorial Hospital employee has been charged with stealing the identity of patients to pay off her personal bills. Shatina Golden, 35, of south suburban Matteson was charged Monday with one count each of aggravated identity theft and identity theft, according to the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office. Golden had…
Brian Krebs: Global Payments Breach Fueled Prepaid Card Fraud
Brian Krebs has more on the Global Payments breach and how it fueled prepaid card fraud. You can read his report on Krebs on Security.
UK: Medical and social security records being stored unlawfully and inappropriately accessed, statistics show
Cahal Milmo reports: Medical and social security records kept by public bodies are being unlawfully or inappropriately accessed dozens of times a month and hundreds of civil servants disciplined for data offences, according to Government records. Staff at the Department for Work and Pension (DWP) are being reprimanded at a rate of nearly five per…
Peugeot Argentina becomes target to hackers
content/images/gallery/random3/r00t-ur0b0r0x.png Automotive giant Peugeot has become the latest automotive company to be hacked and have websites defaced. The attacks are on the Argentina based websites and all domains appear to belong to the main Argentinian Peugoet website (https://www.peugeot.com.ar/). The defacements which have been uploaded to zone-h by the hacker using the handle UR0B0R0X. sites: https://www.peugeotargentina.com.ar/ ani.html Redirects to main https://www.peugeot.com.ar/ https://www.comunicacionpeugeot.com.ar/ani.html unknown…
Turkey Ministry of Family and Social Policy Hacked and Defaced by RedHack
content/images/gallery/random3/happy-mother-s-gunuunuz-redhack-hacking-for-the-people-red-hackers-hacked-by-red-hack-team.png RedHack has been at it again hacking the turkish government. The latest website to become a target is a subdomain of the Ministry of family and social policy The attack which has left the subdomain (hizmet.aile.gov.tr) with a new look that contains the following message that also has a link to a dataleak. If…