Posts Tagged ‘data breach’
State of Utah outlines mistakes made allowing theft of 780K records
Saturday, May 19th, 2012Utah CTO Takes Fall for Data Breach
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
The executive director of Utah's Department of Technology Services has resigned over a data breach two months ago that exposed the Social Security numbers and other personal data of about 280,000 Medicaid recipients.
Kickstarter Data Breach Publishes 70,000 Startup Ideas
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012An application programming interface (API) error on the popular Kickstarter crowdfunding website exposed the plans and descriptions of more than 70,000 yet-to-be launched projects.
Breach at Bitcoinica Exchange Nets $87,000 In Online Currency
Monday, May 14th, 2012Unknown hackers penetrated production servers and compromised databases belonging to the Bitcoin exchange, Bitcoinica, making off with some $87,000 worth of the digital currency, according to a statement published on the Bitcoinica Web site.
Unknown hackers penetrated production servers and compromised databases belonging to the Bitcoin exchange, Bitcoinica, making off with some $87,000 worth of the digital currency, according to a statement published on the Bitcoinica Web site.
UK Ministry of Defence: Hackers Have Breached Top Secret Systems
Friday, May 4th, 2012The UK's military's head of cyber security warned that hackers have breached computer systems containing top secret data, The Guardian reported.
The UK's military's head of cyber security warned that hackers have breached computer systems containing top secret data.
Citing Terms Of Service, Google Takes Down Blog Of Iranian Security Researcher
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012An Iranian man who revealed a vulnerability in a widely used point of sale (POS) system in Iran had his blog confiscated by Google, which cited violations of its Terms of Service.
An Iranian man who revealed a vulnerability in a widely used point of sale (POS) system in Iran had his blog confiscated by Google, which cited violations of its Terms of Service.
Skimmers Hit Patrons of Wrigley Field, Chicago Restaurants
Monday, April 30th, 2012Six individuals were charged late last week with “skimming” more than $200,000 from victims who used their credit or debit cards at Wrigley Field and other Chicago restaurants.
Car Maker Nissan Admits To Virus Infection, Loss of Employee Accounts
Thursday, April 26th, 2012Car maker Nissan became the latest high profile firm to acknowledge being hacked. The company issued a statement last week saying that it detected a virus infection on its network that resulted int he theft of employee login credentials from a company data store.
UK Govt. Investigating London Marathon Data Breach That Spilled Info On 38,000
Wednesday, April 25th, 2012The UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) said it is looking into a possible data breach of the Website used by organizers of the London Marathon - major, international sporting event that attracted more than 37,000 runners for the 37th running on April 22nd.
