Walmart reports that some patient data may have been stolen by looters during civil unrest

I think this is the first notice I’ve seen of this kind. Notice of Data Incident A number of retail establishments across the country have recently been impacted by widespread civil unrest. On May 31, 2020, Walmart pharmacies at the following loc… Continue reading Walmart reports that some patient data may have been stolen by looters during civil unrest

Coinbase stopped scammers from stealing an extra $280,000 during Twitter hack

Maybe Coinbase should send Twitter an invoice, because it certainly sounds like their quick thinking helped prevent last week’s hack from leaving a lot more Twitter users with empty wallets. As we reported at the time, cybercriminals successfully… Continue reading Coinbase stopped scammers from stealing an extra $280,000 during Twitter hack

Bank Card "Master Key" Stolen

South Africa’s Postbank experienced a catastrophic security failure. The bank’s master PIN key was stolen, forcing it to cancel and replace 12 million bank cards. The breach resulted from the printing of the bank’s encrypted master key in plain, unencrypted digital language at the Postbank’s old data centre in the Pretoria city centre. According to a number of internal Postbank… Continue reading Bank Card "Master Key" Stolen

3 arrested after authorities raid Coalinga home filled with patient records, opioids stolen from doctor’s office

John Parmer and Paul Schlesinger report: Officers and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents arrested three people Wednesday after raiding a Coalinga home that contained hundreds of patient records and prescription opioids stolen from an area doct… Continue reading 3 arrested after authorities raid Coalinga home filled with patient records, opioids stolen from doctor’s office