Hackers Swindle Yacht Club Members and Tap Supervalu’s Credit Line
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Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
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Security breach at swanky Chicago yacht club
The hack involved the credit and debit card data of the organization’s prominent members.
Feds accuse Russian of pre-Target era credit card raid
This month, U.S. attorneys announced charges from a 2011 indictment against Roman Valerevich Seleznev for operating online stores that sold stolen account numbers. He also allegedly hacked payment machines at retail stores to excise credit card details.
Unencrypted CD with patient data gets lost in the mail
The Jersey City Medical Center this month is sending letters to affected individuals about a United Parcel Service breach involving their personal information that happened two months ago.
Supervalu looks like the latest data breach victim
In addition to servicing its own stores, which include the Albertsons, Acme Markets, Jewel-Osco, Shaw's and Star Markets brands, the supermarket chain also provides tech support to Cub Foods, Hornbacher's and Farm Fresh, in roughly two dozen states.
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