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Massive credit card data breach hits local banks, credit unions

WSECU (not to be confused with SECUWA) says some customers affected.  BECU members may also be impacted.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/397076_creditcardbreach23.html?source=mypi

list.shoreline.edu problems

The server list.shoreline.edu has been shutting down periodically since last Sunday.  This server hosts the campus listservers and provides various e-mail relay services.  TSS staff are monitoring the situation and working to find a resolution.

E-mail problems this morning
The E-mail server SCCMAIL2 is having problems.  Services were not running this morning and now it appears to have hung.  TSS staff are working on it.
The SANS NewsBites today had this article

ATTACKS

 --Many Reporting Mysterious Tiny Charges on Credit Card Statements (January 11 & 12, 2009) According to numerous postings at online forums, people have begun finding US $0.25 charges on their credit card bills; the charges appear to come from companies called Adele Services and GFDL.  There are two possible explanations.  First, thieves could be testing the validity of stolen credit card information, and second, thieves could be trying to make money by stealing tiny amounts from millions of people.  Credit card holders are urged to check their statements for suspicious charges.

http://www.boston.com/business/personalfinance/articles/2009/01/11/mysterious_credit_card_charge_may_have_hit_millions_of_users?mode=PF

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2009/01/tiny_charges_often_precede_big.html?wprss=securityfix

 

This would be a good thing to pass around and share with co-workers and family.