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Tag Archives: data breach
Can the Rombertik malware really “destroy computers”? No, no, three times NO!
We didn’t really want to get drawn into this one. But it’s hard to avoid commenting on malware that has variously been described as a “terrifying suicide bomber'” and as having a payload that “destroys computers.”
White House hackers read emails from President Obama, Russia blamed
In addition to acquiring the president’s itinerary, hackers also managed to access some of his email correspondence when they penetrated a White House unclassified system in October, according to a news outlet.
WikiLeaks publishes massive searchable archive of hacked Sony documents
Julian Assange of the whistle-blowing site, WikiLeaks, says that Sony Pictures’ data should be publicly available due to its links with “geo-political conflict”.
Target’s settlement with MasterCard costs retailer $19 million
Target says it reached a $19 million settlement with MasterCard to cover some of the damages to financial institutions after its December 2013 data breach. How much more is this breach going to cost?
White House hackers accessed schedule of President Obama’s whereabouts
It’s unclassified, but it’s still highly sensitive, officials say. It’s just one non-public set of data gleaned by intruders who may have slipped in via the State Department’s system. 
Slack gets hacked – rolls out two-factor authentication after user database breach
Slack is the latest start-up to make a big media splash in one of the worst possible ways – by acknowledging a data breach that exposed its users to malicious hackers.
Stolen Uber login credentials for sale on the dark web
At least two sellers on the dark net appear to be selling Uber customer logins for as little as $1, with one offering a discount for bulk purchases.
Target agrees to pay $10 million to settle data breach lawsuit
Target has proposed a huge $10 million settlement for victims of its 2013 data breach in which at least 70 million records were compromised.
Stolen hard drives bring more data breach pain for US health services
The Indiana State Medical Association has warned 39,090 of its clients that their private data may be at risk of leakage, after the “random” theft of a pair of backup hard drives.
