Nicole Henderson reports: German web hosting provider Hetzner Online AG discovered a backdoor on on its Nagios monitoring servers last week, and emailed customers on Thursday to let them know that password hashes and payment information was compromised. According to a report by H-Online, founder Martin Hetzner says it’s not clear at this time how many customers have been…
Category: Business Sector
Novato’s Academy Studios closes doors; sensitive employee records found in waste container
Richard Halstead reports: Academy Studios of Novato, which built exhibits for some of the top museums in the world, closed in April after more than 23 years in business. In a related development, an auction house scrambled to gather the company’s paperwork last week after reports that personnel records containing sensitive information on former Academy…
Drupal.org compromised, user passwords reset
Drupal.org has posted a statement on their site about a compromise that resulted in Drupal resetting all passwords. You can read about the incident here.
Groupon Taiwan resets user passwords after hack, but credit card details not leaked
The Next Web reports: Groupon Taiwan has revealed that it has been the victim of a hack which saw usernames and passwords belonging to its 4.1 million registered users compromised. On the positive side, the intruders did not access credit cards and financial details, the company said. As Inside Taiwan reports [Chinese], the attack on the service…
Visa seeks partial dismissal of Genesco’s data breach lawsuit
Small update on Genesco’s lawsuit against Visa, discussed previously on this blog. Duane Marsteller reports: Visa has asked a federal judge to partially dismiss Nashville-based retailer Genesco Inc.’s data-breach lawsuit against it, court records show. In a motion filed last week, the card company said two of Genesco’s seven causes of action should be stricken…
ME: Port Clyde General Store discloses breach due to malware (Update2)
Stephen Betts reports: The Port Clyde General Store was one of hundreds of companies across the country that had data from its customers’ credit cards breached by hackers recently. Attorney Stephen Hayes of Augusta, who represents the store, confirmed that the market was notified by police on May 21 that its system for processing credit…