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Don’t Look at ‘look at mygener.im’ Messages Coming from Facebook!
Posted on May 11th, 2009 No commentsCyber criminals have already started using Facebook accounts that they managed to hack with the help of the two phishing attacks (fbstarter.com and fbaction.net) at the end of April. They are now sending spam messages from the hacked accounts, prompting users to click on the provided link.
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Heartland CEO Vows To Fight MasterCard Breach Fines Of $6 Million-Plus
Posted on May 11th, 2009 No commentsHeartland Payment Systems has apparently decided that being a data breach victim doesn’t mean that it has to be victimized by the card brands. At least that’s the impression from how Heartland CEO Robert Carr is reacting to more than $6 million in fines imposed on it by MasterCard, fines that that he said were illegal and that he plans to “vigorously contest” the fines.Data breach victims pushing back against fines is nothing new, but a processor calling out one of the two largest card brands and doing it during a very public investor conference call, well, that’s a bit different.
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Public Ransom Demand Distinguishes Va. Breach in a Data-at-Risk World
Posted on May 9th, 2009 No commentsA hacker — or a group of hackers — is attempting to hold hostage some 8 million records purportedly acquired from the Virginia Prescription Monitoring Program, according to ransom note posted to the program’s Web site on April 30. Few statements have been released by Virginia state authorities, other than ID theft warnings.
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Public Ransom Demand Distinguishes Va. Breach in a Data-at-Risk World
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