Concerning the data dump of AshleyMadison files: No current or past members’ full credit card numbers were stolen from Avid Life Media. Any statements to the contrary are false. Avid Life Media has never stored members’ full credit card numbers.
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Police nab Korean-Chinese hacker suspected of developing mobile spyware
Yonhap News reports: A Korean-Chinese hacker has been arrested on suspicion of developing mobile spyware that can not only steal one’s financial data but also bug Android smartphones, police said Wednesday. Seoul Gwanak Police Station said the 27-year-old Seo was arrested on Aug. 5 in southern Seoul on charges of developing spyware that can be…
British Show Jumping Association signs undertaking after email gaffe exposes 14,152 members’ information
Sometimes the only ways we find out about breaches in the U.K. are if someone files under Freedom of Information or the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has them sign an undertaking. Today, we learn about another breach from an undertaking involving British Show Jumping Association. The ICO was informed in December 2014 that a file…
Web.com reports 93,000 customers’ payment card data compromised in breach (update1)
Web.com issued the following press release today: Web.com reported that it discovered an unauthorized breach of one of its computer systems on August 13, 2015. As the result of this attack, the credit card information of approximately 93,000 customers (of the company’s over 3.3 million customers) may have been compromised. The company uncovered the unauthorized activity…
AshleyMadison data dumped (Update 3)
AS YOU WERE (UPDATE 3): Maybe we shouldn’t believe AshleyMadison’s denials. Despite AshleyMadison’s statement to Brian Krebs last night, a number of professionals who have been looking into the data dump believe it is authentic. The Guardian was able to verify the details on one of their journalists who had signed up for the site as…
Update: Fred’s Inc. says no evidence that payment card data was exfiltrated in breach
More details have emerged about the breach acknowledged by Fred’s Inc. after Brian Krebs contacted them. Ted Evanoff reports that two servers were compromised by malware. Although the company would not disclose how many customers were affected, their public relations firm issued a statement that said, in part: The investigation determined that an unauthorized person gained…