The Sony attack is breaking new ground (unfortunately). Part of what the hacker group GOP is doing in creating fear, uncertainty and doubt. They sent out an email to all Sony employees that read, in part (From The Verge): I am the head of GOP who made you worry. Removing Sony Pictures on earth is […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]USA Today is reporting a few more details about the Sony hack-attack. This is very scary and businesses need to consider if this could happen to them (the answer is yes) and if it does, how would they handle it. This is the kind of attack that would put many businesses out of business. Businesses […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Too many breaches … too little time 🙂 First a new breach – Bebe Stores (www.Bebe.com) confirmed that they had been breached, but not much else. They said it covered the US, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. They did say that it did not affect their online store (no POS terminal to compromise, I […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Home Depot reported today that it spent $43 million in it’s third quarter dealing with the fallout of it’s security breach earlier this year. Of the $43 million, $15 million will be paid for out of its $100 million cyber liability policy. From the press release: The retailer warned that it expects “to incur significant […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]CORRECTION: I said below that the hackers stole 25 GB of data. According to CSO Online, they RELEASED 25 GB of data and this is only a fraction of what they stole. UPDATE: Brian Krebs (KrebsOnSecurity.com) is now reporting additional information: The attackers stole 25 GB of data The malware destroyed data on an unknown […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]As the stakes go up, so do the creativity of the legal defenses. According to an article in Bloomberg news, Target says that they have no legal obligation to banks that claim they lost tens of millions of dollars as a result of last year’s breach and they want the judge to dismiss the case. […]
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