On January 13, 2015, Park ‘N Fly (“PNF”) began notifying customers of a security compromise involving payment card data processed through its e-commerce website. PNF has been working continuously to understand the nature and scope of the incident, and has engaged third-party data forensics experts to assist with its investigation. The security compromise has been addressed, we…
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Google Vietnam hacked and defaced by Lizard Squad
Vijay reports: The infamous band of hackers, Lizard Squad today hacked and defaced Google Vietnam’s home page. The attack started at around 12.00 pm Vietnam time and many Internet users in Vietnam were unable to get access to google.com.vn. The defaced screen showed a image of a teenager holding a iPhone and a video along with…
Bulk Reef Supply web site compromised between July 2014 – January 2015
Security update from Bulk Reef Supply: February 18, 2015 We want to express our sincere regret to the customers of Bulk Reef Supply whose personal information was stolen from our website server. BulkReefSupply.com (“BRS”) learned of a data security incident caused by an outside hacker intrusion to its website. While we are continuing to investigate…
Lime Crime’s Website Is Hacked, Customer Information Stolen
Kate Dries reports: The website for the vegan makeup company Lime Crime, whose wares are sold by Urban Outfitters and Nasty Gal, among others, admitted they’d been hacked earlier this week and that customer information has been compromised. But customers are up in arms over the way the site handled telling them that – or…
Breach not to blame for TurboTax fraud: Intuit CEO
Tom DiChristopher reports: A spike in fraudulent state tax filings through TurboTax was not due to a breach at software maker Intuit, CEO Brad Smith told CNBC on Friday. “Our systems have not been breached at Intuit,” Smith said during a “Squawk Alley” interview. “We take privacy and security of our customers’ information as job one….
CT High Court Case May Reshape Data Breach Coverage
Jeff Sistrunk reports: The Connecticut Supreme Court’s forthcoming decision in an insurance coverage dispute over an incident that exposed sensitive information for 500,000 IBM Corp. employees could help shape data breach coverage litigation, as the court is likely to weigh in on what constitutes a “publication” that triggers coverage when data is lost. Read more…