“Sony chief security officer Philip Reitinger warned Sony Entertainment Online customers and PlayStation Network users on Tuesday night that their accounts may have been compromised after a hack led to 93,000 accounts being compromised.” Source: Sony Online Entertainment and PlayStation Networks Hacked, 93,000 Accounts Compromised
“The New York Stock Exchange website was inaccessible for 30 minutes on Monday, according to an Internet monitoring company, but the exchange said there was no interruption of service.” Source: NYSE website inaccessible for 30 minutes Monday: monitor | Reuters
“The TRICARE Management Activity is reviewing its data protection policies and procedures in the wake of a data breach involving personal health information of an estimated 4.9 million military clinic and hospital patients. The breach potentially affects patients who received care or filled pharmacy prescriptions in San Antonio-area military treatment facilities from 1992 through Sept. [...]
“The virus, first detected nearly two weeks ago by the military’s Host-Based Security System, has not prevented pilots at Creech Air Force Base in Nevada from flying their missions overseas. Nor have there been any confirmed incidents of classified information being lost or sent to an outside source. But the virus has resisted multiple efforts [...]
“The Twitter account of Thailand’s controversial new Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has been shut down after it had been hacked and filled with comments questioning her competence and loyalties.” Source: Thailand PM’s Twitter Account Hacked – International Business Times
“Computer users were urged yesterday to report cyber crimes and learn more about phishing, viruses and online scams, as a report claimed 76 per cent of residents were victims last year. Police are taking steps to educate adults and children about threats through workshops and lectures.” (Cyber crime hits 76% of residents – The National)
“Reports of network security incidents at federal agencies have soared 650 percent during the past half-decade, jeopardizing the confidentiality and integrity of sensitive government information, federal auditors charged in a congressionally mandated report.” Full report (GAO: Federal network security breaches spike 650 percent – Nextgov)
