From UK Anime Network News: Security breaches of web sites big and small is a sad but unavoidable part of the online landscape at this point in time, and we’ve just received word from visual novel distributor MangaGamer that they have suffered from just such a breach in the past few hours. The e-mail notification…
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Double whammy? Central Valley Target stores hit with credit card security breach
News10 reports that some Target customers in California have had their card numbers breached, but it’s not clear yet if there’s any connection to Target’s massive hack disclosed last year. Central Valley Target stores have been hit with a credit card security breach, according to information contained in a search warrant affidavit filed by U.S….
Oops! Mozilla left thousands of email addresses and passwords lying around (again)
Graham Cluley reports: At the beginning of August members of the Mozilla developer community were warned that approximately 76,000 email addresses and 4,000 encrypted passwords had been left on a publicly accessible server for 30 days. For most organisations, that would be embarrassing enough. But security screw-ups can be like buses, you can wait for ages noticing…
Dairy Queen joins list of retailers hit by hacker attack
Mike Hughlett provides an update: Dairy Queen has become the latest victim of computer hackers bent on pilfering customers’ credit and debit card information. The Edina-based ice cream and fast-food chain confirmed Wednesday that “customer data at a limited number of stores may be at risk.” The company didn’t disclose how many customers or how…
Racing Post pulls up short on IT security
From the Information Commissioner’s Office, an update and more details on the Racing Post breach: The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is warning businesses that they must be prepared for a targeted attack. The warning comes as the Racing Post signs a commitment to improve its IT security practices after 677,335 accounts were compromised during a…
Judge declines to cork wine shop’s suit against bank
Lisa Hoffman reports: A Nebraska federal judge has refused to dismiss a wine store’s proposed class action against Nebraska banks that, after suffering an alleged data breach, charged fees on purchases to customers whose credit and debit card numbers were stolen and used by thieves. Judge Lyle Strom of the U.S. District Court for the District of…