Ben Grubb reports: Security firm Symantec’s Australian chief has revealed how his personal credit card details were leaked by a Melbourne restaurant, which he said highlighted the need for mandatory privacy breach notification laws. […] Scroggie’s credit card data was leaked via email when a Melbourne restaurant at which he was a member attempted to…
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UK: Are Bingo Player Details Being Sold?
Sandra Thompson reports: Bingo Affiliates in the UK are being offered player data for sale. A particular bingo website which is a major brand in the UK is on the list displaying name, address, email, amount deposited along with the player usernames and passwords. Bingosupermarket has contacted the company from where the alleged information has…
Hackers access 25,000 customers’ details from video game developer
Barry Neild reports: Hackers have broken into the vaults of the Japanese video games developer, Square Enix, accessing the details of 25,000 customers in the second major data breach to hit the gaming world in recent weeks. The software house, which is behind some of the world’s most successful computer game franchises, including Final Fantasy,…
(update) Eidos confirms website hack, email addresses and resumes stolen
Graham Cluley writes: Eidos has revealed that resumes of job hunters and email addresses of video game fans have been stolen by hackers in an attack on the Eidos and “Deus Ex: Human Revolution” websites. Square Enix, the parent company of Eidos, confirmed the hack in a PDF press release. Read more on Sophos.
Eidos and Deus Ex sites hacked, personal data acquired?
Brian Krebs reports that Eidos Interactive and one of its biggest titles — Deus Ex– have been hacked and some user information accessed or acquired: KrebsOnSecurity.com obtained an archived copy of the attackers’ online chatter as they were covering their tracks from compromising the sites. A hacker using the alias “ev0″ discusses having defaced the…
Sony notifications to New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office
Although there doesn’t seem to be anything new in them, if you’re curious, you can see Sony’s breach notifications to New Hampshire of April 26 and May 2.