The Federal Trade Commission has given final approval to a settlement with Lenovo Inc., related to charges that the company harmed consumers by pre-loading software on some laptops that compromised security protections in order to deliver ads to consumers. In its complaint, the FTC charged that beginning in August 2014 Lenovo began selling consumer laptops in…
Category: Business Sector
UK: Pro-Union donors named in data leak
Hamish Macdonell reports: An investigation has been launched into a data security breach at an anti-independence campaign group in which hundreds of donor names and contact details were leaked. Scotland In Union said it had reported the breach to police and was trying to contact all those affected. The names, addresses, emails and phone numbers…
27,000 UnEncrypted Credit Cards left in shared Database by Thefly.com
CWN reports: Today a hacker who uses the twitter handle @0x55Taylor posted some screen shots of a breach that was happening at that time, since then i have spoken to them about this breach which appears to affect all users who register at thefly.com a leading digital publisher of real-time financial news between 2006 and…
Statement of Jason’s Deli Regarding Customer Financial Data
Jason’s Deli (www.jasonsdeli.com) is a family owned business known for high-quality food and catering services for over 40 years. It is headquartered in Texas and operates or franchises 266 restaurants in 28 states, with a reputation for award-winning quality and a strong relationship with our customers. On Friday, Dec. 22, 2017, our company was notified by…
Hackers Go on a Magento Attack Spree Using a Helpdesk Extension
Rafia Shaikh reports: Cybercriminals are targeting Magento sites running Mirasvit Helpdesk – a popular helpdesk extension. The extension enables site owners to add a “Chat with us” widget on their Magento shops. Mirasvit was vulnerable to security flaws that affect every version of the extension up until version 1.5.2. Security firm WebShield had first published details about these security…
Police say car lot took out loans on unsuspecting customers
Chris Hayes reports: ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – You could be a victim and not even know it. Police believe there may be other victims of Autoway Car Sales on St. Charles Rock Road. This morning, Pagedale police officers weaved through the car lot looking for connections between vehicles and other potential victims. Owner Anas…