Is 2015 Going to be Similar to 2014 in Breaches?

On January 2nd, Chick-fil-A released a statement in regards to the security breach they found out about on December 19th, 2014.

One unnamed financial institution said it received an alert that contained “nearly 9,000 customer cards” for a breach that potentially lasted between Dec. 2, 2013 and Sept. 30, 2014. There is speculation that this is Point of Sale Malware based but time will tell once the investigations are completed.

Bitcoin exchange Bitstamp has temporarily suspended services. BitStamp, which runs the world’s third largest bitcoin exchange, announced on Tuesday that $5.4 million worth of the cyber currency had been lost to a security breach.

“We would like to reassure all Bitstamp customers that their balances held prior to our temporary suspension of services will not be affected and will be honored in full,” the company said in a statement on its web site.

Morgan Stanley fired an employee (Galen Marsh) who stole the account names, numbers and transaction data on 350,000 clients; the insider crook’s plan was allegedly to sell customers’ data.

The breach was discovered and reported to authorities on Dec. 27, after Morgan Stanley discovered sensitive data for over 900 clients on PasteBin. Yet the bank claims that it has found no evidence that the data breach resulted in losses to customers. More here.