Yahoo’s New Big Breach 500 Million Accounts Hacked

Ever since the security breach in 2014, Yahoo has been having an ongoing investigation into the incident.  Last Thursday Yahoo has released a statement about yet another setback for the internet company. Yahoo admits they are not sure of the specifics of the stolen information. However, there is an estimated 500 million accounts that appear as targets. Among this stolen data is email addresses, phone numbers, birth dates, hashed passwords, and security questions. Is Yahoo to Blame? Talks of the people to blame for the attack were state sponsored actors under the orders of the Russian or Chinese government. Although it’s hard to tell due to the fact that an… Read More

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Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group Confirms Breach

According to Brian Krebs of krebsonsecurity.com Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group confirmed a breach at it’s upscale hotel chain.  Mandarin has not confirmed yet on how many of their hotels have been breached at this point.  It is possible that attackers targeted this chain because it is a higher end hotel that can cost near $2,000 per night and would likely have customers with no-limit or high limit credit cards.  These cards would typically go for a higher rate on the black market.    

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Secret Service and Homeland Security Warn That 1,000 Businesses May Have Threats of Credit Card Stealing Malware

The PCI (Payment Card Industry) Council issued a document relating to credit card stealing malware.  The document states that the United States Secret Service and the Department of Homeland Security issued a statement that over 1,000 business could have been affected by malware called “Backoff”.  This malware is typically installed on POS (Point of Sale) systems which are the same systems that you use to swipe your credit card at stores for purchases.  Major breaches are now happening almost weekly (or more often).  The last couple weeks UPS, Dairy Queen, JP Morgan / Chase.  These 1,000 businesses that the US Secret Service and the Department of Homeland Security issued the warning… Read More

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Goodwill Stores victim of the Next Major Breach?

It has not been confirmed yet, but sources are saying that the Goodwill stores nationwide have been breached. The breach can go as far back as 2013. If you have used your credit card at a Goodwill location, monitor it closely because it has most likely been stolen. More details will hopefully be provided soon. The U.S. Secret Service is now working with Goodwill on the possible breach. Sources: www.krebsonsecurity.com

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P.F. Chang's Customers Suffer from Credit Card Breach

As of June 10th, the United States Secret Service is now working with P.F. Chang’s China Bistro on a breach investigation that involves a compromise of customer credit cards. According to Brian Krebs (an expert security journalist) credit cards numbers that were used at the restaurant chain started showing up for sale on underground websites ran by cyber criminals. These credit cards were cards that were used at the P.F. Chang’s restaurants. The restaurant chain has over 200 locations throughout the United States.  Although it has not been confirmed yet, several recent breaches have resulted from malicious software that was installed unknowingly on point of sale devices.  The company has… Read More

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