Most recently data dump has come from Clubmusic.com a worldwide dj website. The leak which has been dumped on pastebin and comes from a hacker/group calling themselves MIKSTER contains usernames, emails and passwords. https://pastebin.com/feceaPW6
CT tax worker arrested in data breach
A Connecticut tax collector faces felony charges that could land him in jail for as long as six years for allegedly using his work computer to look up tax returns on about 15 taxpayers without a legitimate business need, authorities say. Adrian Nelson, 33, of Windsor was arrested Friday at Department of Revenue Services’ Hartford…
Department of Health and Human Services Award Merlin International $40M Five-Year BPA Contract
The american DHHS- Department of Health and Human Services have gone on a huge spending budget for cyber security over the next five years with them awarding Melin international the $40 Million 5year contract . Merlin has picked up the contract with actually comes from the security sector that is already within the DHHS that looks…
NC: Guilford County Tax Office Leaks Taxpayers Data (Updated)
From WFMY News: Greensboro, NC– On September 9, 2011, Guilford County was notified of a Data Security Breach involving Tax Department files containing personal information accessible through the web. In a statement on its website Guiford County officials said: Data files of citizens for whom the Tax Department sought a garnishment or attachment between December 2010 and the date…
MS: VA investigates possible security breach at Biloxi veterans hospital
Holbrook Mohr reports: The Veterans Administration announced an investigation today into whether medical or financial information from parts of 3 states was compromised after more than 1,800 files were found spread on an office floor at a veterans’ hospital in south Mississippi. The investigation could affect veterans, deceased veterans or VA employees in 7 counties…
NM: Schools take closer look at computer security
It’s nice to see some schools getting the message and being proactive on preventing ID theft or reducing the risk. Reyes Mata reports: To protect students from becoming part of an identity theft scam, schools in Las Cruces have responded to online security threats by no longer collecting Social Security numbers from students. “We used…