So here’s a comforting headline (NOT!) that popped up in my news reading this morning: About 69% of Indian Android apps have access to your exact location: Study. And if you read the article, you learn that not only have Indian firms reportedly made no progress since last year, but About 99 per cent Android…
Category: Business Sector
BeatStars discloses security breach in Twitter live stream
Catalin Cimpanu reports: BeatStars, a marketplace for selling music production beats, has disclosed a security breach today. In a Periscope live stream shared on Twitter, Abe Batshon, BeatStars CEO revealed that the mysterious cause of the site’s downtime on Monday was an unauthorized access of its servers. “Last night we’ve seen very unusual behavior with…
Clothing company OppoSuits hit by Magecart attack
Sam Varghese reports: Customers of Dutch clothing company OppoSuits have been warned to monitor their credit card accounts after the firm reported that malware planted on its website could have stolen the details of customers who made purchases from its Australian, Canadian, EU and UK websites. In a statement on Monday (Tuesday Australian time), the…
Credit card stealing malware on Canada’s 1-800-FLOWERS website went undetected for four years
Zack Whittaker reports: It’s going to take more than a bunch of posies to make up for this one. The Canadian branch of 1-800-FLOWERS revealed in a filing with the California attorney general’s office that malware on its website had siphoned off customers’ credit cards over a four-year period. Four years. Let that sink in….
Channel Ship Services hacked by TheDarkOverlord; has maritime security been compromised?
When TheDarkOverlord hacked Channel Ship Services, they not only acquired personal data that could be misused for fraud, but they claim they also acquired information that can jeopardize maritime security. According to Jersey-based Channel Ship Services’ website, CSS Limited provides highly qualified permanent and contract specialist personnel to the global offshore industry. Those personnel have recently…
California-based professional employer organization hacked by TheDarkOverlord; thousands of employees’ files stolen
TheDarkOverlord (TDO) has been busy, it seems. In the past month or so, the hackers – who have seemingly managed to continue to evade capture by law enforcement – have revealed a number of hacks never previously disclosed by them. Earlier today, DataBreaches.net reported on TDO’s hack of Caribbean Island Properties. But at the same…