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Neiman Marcus reaches $1.5 million data breach settlement

Posted on January 9, 2019 by Dissent

AP reports: More than 40 state attorneys general have announced a $1.5 million settlement with The Neiman Marcus Group LLC over a data breach the Dallas-based retailer disclosed in January 2014. The breach exposed customer credit card data at 77 Neiman Marcus stores nationwide. Over a three-month period in 2013, about 370,000 Neiman Marcus credit…

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HK: TransUnion in new apology amid leak fear

Posted on January 8, 2019 by Dissent

Jane Cheung reports: TransUnion has been forced to apologize again after it was discovered that unauthorized people could gain access to mortgage information on its website. Despite the apology, it refused to admit that any data leak had occurred, and said it has suspended the online search function and is improving security measures. Neona Wang,…

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OXO Discloses MageCart Attack That Targeted Customer Data on Oxo.com

Posted on January 8, 2019 by Dissent

Lawrence Abrams reports: United States based kitchen utensil manufacturer OXO International disclosed a data breach that spans numerous periods over two years. This breach notification states that customer and payment information may have been exposed and further research by BleepingComputer indicates this was most likely a MageCart attack. In a data breach notification filed with…

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DiscountMugs.com says four months of customer credit cards stolen by hackers

Posted on January 7, 2019 by Dissent

Zack Whittaker reports: DiscountMugs.com, a large online custom mug and apparel store, had a four-month-long data breach just before the busy Christmas holiday season. The company said in a letter to state attorneys general that hackers siphoned off credit card numbers from customers who made orders through its site between August 5 and November 16, 2018…

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Google Emails Users About Private Data Exposed by Google+ API Bug

Posted on January 7, 2019 by Dissent

Lawrence Abrams reports: Google has started sending out notifications to those who were affected by their Google+ API bug that was disclosed in December 2018. This notification provides details regarding what profile data was exposed and the apps that had access to it. On December 10th, 2018, Google disclosed a Google+ API bug that allowed…

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BASF Workers in Taiwan Suspected of Leaking Company Secrets to Chinese Firm

Posted on January 7, 2019 by Dissent

Reuters reports: Taiwan is investigating six current and former employees of BASF’s local operations suspected of leaking corporate secrets to a rival Chinese company, an official said on Jan. 7. Five employees were detained and one had been granted bail by a court, Lu Sung Hao, Taipei-based director of Taiwan’s Crime Investigation Bureau, told Reuters….

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