Ten employees of Boston University had their paychecks stolen after cyber criminals got access to their user names and passwords and changed the accounts connected with their direct deposits. Law enforcement officials believe the employees were victims of phishing....
Michaels, the country’s largest arts and crafts chain, suspects it might be victim to a cyber crime. The store announced last week that some customers’ credit and bank cards had “possible fraudulent activity.” The Secret Service is investigating. Article Excerpt:...
Google is offering prizes totaling $2.7 million for a hacking contest it will sponsor in March at a Canadian security conference, for any entrants that can hack into Google’s operating system, Chrome OS. Article Excerpt: Google yesterday said it would again host its...
Coca-Cola notified about 74,000 current and former employees, as well as “external third parties,” that their personal information stored on corporate laptops may have been breached after the laptops were stolen. Article Excerpt: Coca-Cola said Friday personal...
A recent analysis of data breaches within California’s government shows that since 2007, state agencies and departments have been compromised over 7300 times. Article Excerpt: An analysis of data collected from California’s Department of Technology shows there have...
Over 300 people attending conferences at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center have had unauthorized charges made to their credit cards. It has been reported that hackers bought gift cards with the stolen credit card data and then resold the gift cards for...
