Iain Thomson reports: Custom 3D model printing biz Shapeways has been hacked, who gained access to customers’ shipping and email addresses, usernames and hashed passwords. New York-based Shapeways takes 3D designs and prints them for those unwilling or unable to invest in a 3D printer of their own. Its customers received an email today from…
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Kimpton Hotels Probes Card Breach Claims
One of these days, Brian Krebs may be wrong when he reports that a chain has had a breach. Today is probably not that day, however: Kimpton Hotels, a boutique hotel brand that includes 62 properties across the United States, said today it is investigating reports of a credit card breach at multiple locations. On…
10 million customers’ data leaked from online shopping site
The Korea Herald reports: Police said Monday they are investigating a hacking case involving a leak of more than 10 million customer data from a leading South Korean online shopping mall. An unidentified suspect allegedly hacked into the server of Interpark Corp. and stole customer information, including names, addresses and phone numbers, in May, according to police….
UK Security Firm Execs Admit to Hacking Rival Firm
Catalin Cimpanu reports: Five employees of UK-based Quadsys security firm, pleaded guilty in court last week, admitting to hacking the servers of an unnamed rival company. The five are Paul Streeter (Quadsys owner), Paul Cox (managing director), Alistair Barnard (director), Steve Davies (account manager) and Jon Townsend (security consultant). Read more on Softpedia.
‘Warframe’ Hacked, Details on 775,000 Players Traded
Joseph Cox reports: User details for online, free-to-play game ‘Warframe’ are being traded in the digital underground. The nearly 800,000 records include email addresses, usernames, and dates for when the account was created and last logged into. Warframe is available on PC, Playstation 4 and Xbox One, and is consistently in the top 20 played games on Steam. Troy Hunt,…
WikiLeaks misstep: leaks thousands of DNC emails, some containing personal information
D.B. Hebbard reports: If WikiLeaks wanted to cause itself irreparable damage, it could not have done worse than to publish a huge dump of emails, some of which contain personal information such as passport or social security numbers, or credit card information. The organization, which usually gets support from the tech and liberal media, is…