Security Alerts

• Verizon Personal Data Breach

  Jul 13, 2017
  Verizon has confirmed media reports that in mid-June, 2017, an employee of a vendor put customer information into a cloud storage area, then incorrectly set the storage to allow external access.
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• Phone Scam Warning for 505 Area Code

  Jul 12, 2017
  Phone scams have been reported for the 505 Area Code from phone numbers posing as various computer “Support Departments”.
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• Kmart Stores Security Breach

  Jun 06, 2017
  Sears Holdings has confirmed that Kmart stores may have experienced a possible data breach, based on reports involving unauthorized card activity following certain customer purchases at Kmart stores.
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• Chipotle Mexican Grill Security Breach in the News Again ​

  May 31, 2017
  Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (Chipotle) has published further information about the payment card security breach that affected certain Chipotle restaurants between March 24, 2017 and April 18, 2017.
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• UNM Foundation Notifies Community of Data Breach

  May 19, 2017
  Last month, the University of New Mexico Foundation discovered a computer server breach that may have compromised personal information for about 23,000 people. On Monday, May 15, the foundation mailed letters to the “potentially affected” donors, annuitants, foundation employees and vendors.
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• Ransomware Cyberattack: What You Need to Know

  May 15, 2017
  A widespread ransomware cyberattack affected approximately 75,000 computers in 99 countries across the globe on Friday, May 12. Important security preventions can be learned from this incident.
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• InterContinental Hotel Group (IHG) Data Breach

  May 05, 2017
  InterContinental Hotel Group (IHG hotels include Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Crowne Plaza, and others) has experienced a security breach that may have affected consumers who used their cards for purchases at an IHG onsite desk location between Sept. 29, 2016 and Dec. 29, 2016.
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• Arby’s Restaurant Group, Inc. Data Breach

  Feb 09, 2017
  Arby’s Restaurant Group, Inc. (Arby’s) has experienced a security data breach that may have affected consumers who used their debit or credit card for purchases from Oct. 25, 2016, through Jan. 19, 2017.
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• FRAUD ALERT: 575 Area Codes

  Oct 14, 2016
  FRAUD ALERT: Fraudulent Text and Automated Voice Messages Sent to Cell and Home Phone Numbers in 575 Area Code
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• Phishing emails from “Apple”

  Oct 07, 2016
  Lately, there have been some phishing emails claiming to be from Apple surfacing that include fake Apple Music Subscriptions or purchases inviting the user to log in to dispute the transaction. The links could take users to fraudulent sites.
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• Yahoo Breach

  Sep 22, 2016
  On Sept. 22, 2016, Yahoo officials confirmed an August, 2016 report that a data breach with at least 500 million user accounts had occurred in late 2014.
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• Scottrade Breach

  Oct 02, 2015
  On Oct. 2, Scottrade brokerage firm announced that 4.6 million of its customers may have been impacted by a breach.
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• T-Mobile Data Breach

  Oct 01, 2015
  On the evening of October 1st, T-Mobile announced that the records of approximately 15 million T-Mobile customers and potential customers had been accessed through a data breach at Experian, which processes the carrier’s credit applications
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• Security alert at Sally Beauty Supply

  Jul 15, 2015
  Sally Beauty Supply has experienced a security breach that may have affected consumers who used their cards for purchases at a Sally Beauty Supply location or on its website between March 8 and April 14, 2015.
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• OPM Data Breach: What You Should Know to Protect Yourself

  Jun 19, 2015
  This month, the federal Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced that it had been the target of a data breach that potentially accessed millions of personnel records. The data breach has been described by federal officials as among the largest breaches of government data in the United States.
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• Security alert at Chick-fil-A restaurants

  Jan 06, 2015
  Chick-fil-A has confirmed that it may have experienced a possible data breach, based on reports of unusual activity involving cards used at a few of its restaurants.
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• Be Aware of the Signs of Fraud

  Dec 09, 2014
  Fraud indicators to look for before you cash a check or money order.
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• Home Depot Security Breach

  Sep 23, 2014
  Home Depot has confirmed that their payment data systems have been breached, which could potentially impact customers using payment cards at their U.S. and Canadian stores.
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• Internet Explorer Vulnerability

  Apr 29, 2014
  There has been recent coverage of a security flaw in Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser, versions 6 through 11. This means you could become victim to a drive-by install, where simply looking at a web page or image file can trick Internet Explorer into launching and installing malware. This could put you at risk when accessing information on the Web, including your Interne
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