USIS, a firm that used to do background checks for the U.S. Government was hacked in 2013. They did not provide many details of what happened, but the government cancelled $2.5 Billion in contracts and they laid off 2,500 employees. It also pushed the parent company dangerously close to default on $2 Billion in loans […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Brian Krebs reported that the company mSpy was hacked. mSpy builds a software product that runs in the cloud and allows parents to spy on their kids and adults to spy on their (cheating) significant others. That data is stored in the cloud, and now, hundreds of gigs of their customer’s photos, appointments, corporate emails […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]There are not a lot of details, but Network World is reporting that the Penn State College Of Engineering took their Internet connection “off the hook”. Last November Penn State got a visit from the FBI – that visit that everyone hopes that they will never get. Penn State was the victim of two cyber […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]CNN is reporting that hackers have found yet another opportunity. Hacking your Starbucks app, they add new cards to the account, then use your autofill bank account to load them. Starbucks has acknowledged that this is happening, but says that they were not hacked. Customer’s bank accounts are getting drained, however. Apparently, the way it […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]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]Many of you are aware that the Customs and Border Patrol has ruled that there is a 200 mile zone inside the U.S. where they can search your belongings without a warrant and without probable cause. The Constitution does give Customs a lot of latitude for searches at the border – much more power than […]
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