Ionut Ilascu reports:
Cybercriminals leveraged a vulnerability in the Perspectives website and managed to access a database containing eCheck payment information for website transactions.
It appears that intruders also managed to publish unauthorized advertisements on certain portions of the site, promoting abortion pills.
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The date of the incident has been traced to September 2014, but the breach was discovered recently, causing Perspectives to temporarily shut down payment options smack in the middle of spring registrations, one of the busiest times of the year.
Data accessed illegally is considered compromised
Mason says that encryption was in place “to the level of major financial institutions for transmission of financial data,” and that this measure of protection has been increased even more after the incident.
No indication has been found that the attacker stole personal information, but even so, the data is treated as compromised. As such, anyone who made online eCheck payments is recommended to turn to their financial institutions for advice on how possible risks can be avoided.
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