USPS Hacked – 800,000 employee details + customer info compromised
In a Reuters article today we learned that the US Postal Service (USPS) was victim of a cyber attack that may have compromised the personal data of more than 800,000 employees, as well as customers who contacted their call center between January and August of 2014.
Employee data includes names, date of birth, social security numbers, addresses, employee state and end dates, as well as emergency contact information.
Sears announces their Kmart stores POS system was breached
Sears Holdings Corp announced late today that it has become the latest victim of a Point of Sale (POS) cyber-attack that probably resulted in the theft of some customer payment cards at its Kmart stores. This is the latest in a series of computer security breaches to...Dairy Queen Confirmed: Almost 400 DQ Restaurants Exploited
According to KrebsonSecurity.com – Dairy Queen has confirmed a credit card data exploit at 395 of their stores. In a statement released by DQ, their President and CEO – John Gainor, has outlined the exploit, and apologized for the breach. There is a list...JPMorgan Chase Exploit reaches 83 Million Accounts
According to the Today Online report just out, the number of accounts affected by the JPMorgan Chase exploit has now topped 83 million. The names, addresses, phone numbers & email addresses of the holders of some 83 million personal and small business bank...