For the second time in a year, Sally Beauty Supply may have been hacked. In March 2014 they were hacked to the tune of 260,000 credit cards (see post) and now they are investigating another (or maybe the old breach was never completely wiped out) breach. Brian Krebs is reporting new details on last year’s […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Last week the FBI and DoJ testified before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on IT, asking for an encryption back door (or as the NSA has said they prefer, a front door). They did not get a very welcome reception. In fact, Rep Lieu suggested that they “just follow the damn […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Reports of Uber customers saying that they are being charged for rides that they did not take are beginning to surface in the United States (previous reports have been international). In at least some cases, Uber is refunding the cost if people contact them. Uber continues to claim that they cannot find any evidence of […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]The WSJ is reporting that the bankers who were impacted by the Target and Home Depot breaches are fighting back. Usually, Mastercard and Visa negotiate a deal with the retailer who was breached and then dole out the money to the banks. The money seems to go to the big banks with the small banks […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]The CPA association (AICPA) in their Chartered Accountants Magazine (GGMA.Org) wrote about a survey that they did regarding consumer’s spending habits (see article). Below is a summary of the survey results: 25% of Americans said they were victims of cyber attacks this year, up from 11% last year. 86% of Americans are concerned about whether […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]The International Business Times is reporting that Benjamin Lawsky, New York State’s top bank cop surveyed 40 banks and found that fewer than half regularly inspect the security systems of their outside vendors. Both the Target and Home Depot breaches were caused by compromised third party vendors. Regulators are concerned that light oversight of bank’s […]
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