Readers send along their notifications from two recently disclosed breaches. First, from MySpace: From: Myspace Legal Date:2016/06/14 11:41 AM (GMT-05:00) To: <redacted> Subject: Critical Information About Your Myspace Account Notice of Data Breach You may have heard reports recently about a security incident involving Myspace. We would like to make sure you have the facts…
Category: Business Sector
Acer Service Corp. notifying customers of payment card breach that began in 2015
Acer Service Corporation is notifying customers who used their e-commerce site between May 12, 2015 and April 28, 2016 that their name, address, payment card number, card expiration date and three-digit security codes may have been compromised. If you used their site within that timeframe, you may want to read their notice to the California Attorney…
45 million records from over 1100 Verticalscope.com domains and communities hacked and leaked
LeakedSource has done it again: Verticalscope.com and all of their domains were hacked in February of 2016. LeakedSource has obtained and added a copy of this data to its ever-growing searchable repository of leaked data. […] This data set contains nearly 45 million records from over 1100 websites and communities. Some of the larger domains…
Gatecoin cryptocurrency exchange seeks to reimburse stolen funds after US$2m security breach
Gene Lin reports an update to a previously noted incident: Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange Gatecoin is turning to fundraising channels as a means to reimburse lost assets after around US$2 million (HK$15.5 million) worth of cryptocurrency was stolen during a cyberattack this May. The exchange is in an effort to relaunch by the end of July. Read more on…
Boards ready to fire over bad security reporting
Maria Korolov reports: If CISOs don’t do a good job of communicating, 59 percent of board members said that the security executives stand to lose their jobs, according to a new survey released today. “If they’re not up to par in the minds of the board, there will be action taken,” said Ryan Stolte, co-founder and…
North Korea hacked 140,000 South Korean computers in a huge campaign
Jack Kim reports: North Korea hacked into more than 140,000 computers at 160 South Korean firms and government agencies, planting malicious code under a long-term plan laying groundwork for a massive cyber attack against its rival, police in the South said on Monday. South Korea has been on heightened alert against cyber attacks by theNorth after Pyongyang conducted a…