Quick update: The Yandy breach, disclosed previously on this blog, may have affected 44,724 customers, according to a letter from their attorneys to the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office.
Category: Business Sector
EA Firemonkeys Forum Hacked Last Year, Member Information Stolen – Report
What was temporary maintenance for the forum of EA Firemonkeys, an Australian studio, which resulted in it being taken down actually turned out to be a hacking incident where members’ information was stolen. This is according to a recent Reddit post which alleged that “information of over 40,000 members (including names, and email addresses) downloaded and stolen”…
Tens of thousands of San Diego hotel guests may have had card information compromised
Back on September 2, I reported a breach involving 5 San Diego hotels owned by Bartell Hotels. In the past few days, mainstream media seems to have caught up with the story. Of note, the Times of San Diego reports that the breach may affect as many as 55,000 guests’ names and card information.
Home Depot breach might impact 60M
Nicole Perlroth reports: Home Depot confirmed on Monday that hackers had broken into its in-store payments systems, in what could be the largest known breach of a retail company’s computer network. The retailer said the exact number of customers affected was still not clear. But a person briefed on the investigation said the total number…
And we’re off and running, Tuesday edition
Reuters reports: At least five states have launched a joint probe into the data breach on the payment-card processing systems of Home Depot, even as the retailer works to determine the impact on its customers in the United States and Canada. The coordinated effort was disclosed on Tuesday, a day after Home Depot confirmed suspicions…
FL: Beef O’ Brady’s electronic payment network hacked
Fox13 reports: Another data breach has been reported, this time at a popular restaurant chain across Florida. The Beef O’ Brady’s electronic payment network has been hacked. Authorities made the discovery after several customers complained of unauthorized transactions showing up on their bank statements. Read more on Fox13.