http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Cox-Pays-595000-to-Settle-FCC-Data-Breach-Investigation-135584
Cox has agreed to pay $595,000 to settle an investigation into Cox's failure to adequately secure the privacy of the company's user data. According to the FCC, Cox's electronic data systems were breached in August 2014 by a hacker using the alias "EvilJordie," a member of the "Lizard Squad" hacker collective. As a result, the hack resulted in outside parties accessing the personal information of Cox's six million subscribers.
The FCC indicates that good old social engineering was largely to thank for the breach.
"EvilJordie pretended to be from Cox's information technology department, and convinced both a Cox customer service representative and Cox contractor to enter their account IDs and passwords into a fake, or "phishing," website," notes the FCC.
Cox has agreed to pay $595,000 to settle an investigation into Cox's failure to adequately secure the privacy of the company's user data. According to the FCC, Cox's electronic data systems were breached in August 2014 by a hacker using the alias "EvilJordie," a member of the "Lizard Squad" hacker collective. As a result, the hack resulted in outside parties accessing the personal information of Cox's six million subscribers.
The FCC indicates that good old social engineering was largely to thank for the breach.
"EvilJordie pretended to be from Cox's information technology department, and convinced both a Cox customer service representative and Cox contractor to enter their account IDs and passwords into a fake, or "phishing," website," notes the FCC.
