Category Archives: Data Breaches

Stories about data breaches at retailers, corporations, governments and organizations of all sizes.

Home Depot Hit By Same Malware as Target

September 7, 2014

The apparent credit and debit card breach uncovered this week at Home Depot was aided in part by a new variant of the same malicious software that stole card account data from cash registers at Target last December, according to sources close to the investigation.

DQ Breach? HQ Says No, But Would it Know?

August 26, 2014

Sources within the financial industry say they’re seeing signs that Dairy Queen may be the latest retail chain to be victimized by cybercrooks bent on stealing credit card data. Dairy Queen says it has no indication of a card breach at any of its thousands of locations, but the company also acknowledges that nearly all stores are franchises and that there is no established company process or requirement that franchisees communicate security issues or card breaches to Dairy Queen headquarters.

Sandwich Chain Jimmy John’s Investigating Breach Claims

July 31, 2014

Sources at a growing number of financial institutions in the United States say they are tracking a pattern of fraud that indicates nationwide sandwich chain Jimmy John’s may be the latest retailer dealing with a breach involving customer credit card data. The company says it is working with authorities on an investigation.

Hackers Plundered Israeli Defense Firms that Built ‘Iron Dome’ Missile Defense System

July 28, 2014

Three Israeli defense contractors responsible for building the “Iron Dome” missile shield currently protecting Israel from a barrage of rocket attacks were compromised by hackers and robbed of huge quantities of sensitive documents pertaining to the shield technology, KrebsOnSecurity has learned.

Banks: Card Breach at Goodwill Industries

July 21, 2014

Heads up, bargain shoppers: Financial institutions across the country report that they are tracking what appears to be a series of credit card breaches involving Goodwill locations nationwide. Goodwill Industries International Inc. says it is working with federal authorities on an investigation into these reports.