Breaches

Weakness in Adobe ColdFusion allowed court hackers access to 160K SSNs

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Up to 160,000 Social Security numbers and one million driver's license numbers may have been accessed by intruders.

Hackers raid Washington state court system to steal 160,000 SSNs, 1M driver's license numbers

Hackers raid Washington state court system to steal 160,000 SSNs, 1M driver's license numbers By

After the public website of the Washington state Administrative Office of the Courts was compromised in February, an investigation revealed the severity of the breach in April.

Hackers hit domain registrar, access credit card data and passwords

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Name.com said it believed its encryption is sufficient enough to prevent the hackers from using any of the sensitive information that was stolen.

Convenience store operator discloses payment card breach

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Mapco disclosed this week that hackers compromised its payment card processing systems to steal credit and debit card information belonging to an unknown number of customers.

Personal California birth records found in "unsecure" location

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The California Department of Public Health announced that the data included names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and medical information.

Company that manages users' online reputation hit by breach

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Sensitive information and encrypted passwords of customers were accessed, according to Reputation.com.

Report: Army database housing sensitive data on major U.S. dams breached

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An intruder gained access to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' National Inventory of Dams (NID) in January, according to a spokesman for the military command.

LivingSocial updates encryption practices after password breach affects 50m

LivingSocial updates encryption practices after password breach affects 50m By

On Friday, the popular coupon site announced that hackers breached its servers.

Verizon study finds China-based groups behind 96 percent of espionage attacks

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The landmark annual data breach report analyzed 621 breaches from caseloads across 19 organizations throughout the world.

Schnucks supermarket chain discloses breach that stole 2.4 million credit card numbers

Schnucks supermarket chain discloses breach that stole 2.4 million credit card numbers By

The numbers corresponded to cards used by shoppers at 79 of 100 Schnucks Markets locations in the Midwest. The attacks may have persisted as long as four months, from last December through March 29.

Investment regulator loses portable device containing personal data

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Although the specifics of the lost information is unknown, the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada has announced that 52,000 clients of 32 brokerage firms have been affected.

Researcher demonstrates Android app that could hack airplanes

Researcher demonstrates Android app that could hack airplanes

The "PlaneSploit" application was three years in the making, and is able to remotely attack flight management systems, though the program was built to only work on virtual aircraft.

Hack of college database jeopardizes sensitive data of 125k students

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According to the FBI, the attack originated from a foreign IP address.

Laptop stolen from S.C. medical center contains data on 7k veterans

Laptop stolen from S.C. medical center contains data on 7k veterans By

Last week, hospital officials began notifying patients of the February theft.

Court says Hannaford breach lawsuit doesn't meet standards of class-action

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Plaintiffs' failure to have an expert verify their damages was a "fatal" flaw in the case, according to a federal judge.

Medical records of 2k patients left unprotected on contractor's server

Medical records of 2k patients left unprotected on contractor's server By

The records were stored by storage provider working with Glens Falls Hospital in New York.

Electronic road signs hacked in Illinois

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Electronic road signs in St. Charles, Ill. were hacked on Thursday, displaying messages that had nothing to do with a pipeline project taking place nearby.

Doctor's stolen laptop found at pawn shop; data of 652 patients exposed

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The psychologist was a private contractor for Washington's Department of Social and Health Services.

You are an APT target

You are an APT target

Cyber espionage is at an all-time high, and businesses across the United States are being targeted and breached, says Phillip Ferraro, CISO, DRS Integrated Defense Systems and Services.

Suspect everything: Advanced threats in the network

Suspect everything: Advanced threats in the network By

Are there ways to catch sophisticated malware that hides in trusted processes and services? Deb Radcliff finds out.

Breach exposes data of 1k county workers, officials give no word on cause

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Current and retired employees of Allen County, Ohio were affected.

Laptop hosting patient data stolen from surgeon on vacation

Laptop hosting patient data stolen from surgeon on vacation By

A surgeon's laptop containing the personal information of patients was stolen while he was on vacation.

Laptop containing patient data goes missing from Mississippi hospital

Laptop containing patient data goes missing from Mississippi hospital By

Officials at the University of Mississippi Medical Center posted an online notice, saying they had "insufficient contact information" to individually notify those potentially compromised.

Report: 78% of IT security pros admit plugging in "found" USB drives

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Even IT security professionals are clearly ignoring basic security rules, a new survey found.

Florida voting "hack" shows how voting is susceptible to logic attacks

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A failed attempt to rig an election in Florida doesn't mean hackers won't find another way in as electronic voting becomes more common.

Malware places personal info of 25k at Massachusetts university at risk

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A worm detected on a school server at Salem State University caused a breach.

AT&T hacker to submit plea for lesser sentencing

AT&T hacker to submit plea for lesser sentencing By

According to a court document, Auernheimer and his legal team believe he should serve months of probation rather than years behind bars.

Celebrity data stolen from online credit report service

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As the FBI continues to investigate the dumped data of high-ranking government officials and celebrities, Equifax confirms that some of the information published was accessed from AnnualCreditReport.com.

Hackers claim to expose info of first lady, including other officials and celebs

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The data allegedly includes Social Security numbers, financial information and other sensitive details belonging to a list of high profile public figures.

Lost, unencrypted USB thumb drive impacts more than 50k Medicaid providers

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A CSC (Computer Sciences Corporation) employee lost a USB thumb drive that included personal records belonging to more than 50,000 Medicaid providers nationwide.

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