The Next Web reports: Groupon Taiwan has revealed that it has been the victim of a hack which saw usernames and passwords belonging to its 4.1 million registered users compromised. On the positive side, the intruders did not access credit cards and financial details, the company said. As Inside Taiwan reports [Chinese], the attack on the service…
Category: Breach Incidents
Visa seeks partial dismissal of Genesco’s data breach lawsuit
Small update on Genesco’s lawsuit against Visa, discussed previously on this blog. Duane Marsteller reports: Visa has asked a federal judge to partially dismiss Nashville-based retailer Genesco Inc.’s data-breach lawsuit against it, court records show. In a motion filed last week, the card company said two of Genesco’s seven causes of action should be stricken…
ME: Port Clyde General Store discloses breach due to malware (Update2)
Stephen Betts reports: The Port Clyde General Store was one of hundreds of companies across the country that had data from its customers’ credit cards breached by hackers recently. Attorney Stephen Hayes of Augusta, who represents the store, confirmed that the market was notified by police on May 21 that its system for processing credit…
Public Citizen and Chris Hoofnagle file amicus brief in FTC v. Wyndham
You can read their brief here. Their brief incorporates some of the issues I discussed in my previous blog entry on this case earlier today, and I’m glad to see it.
Interactive Data Hacked, Data Leaked by @TeamBerserk
A hacker with the handle @GuttsArc from the collective @TeamBerserk has announced a breach and leak on Interactive Data (https://www.interactivedata.com/). Interactive Data delivers a comprehensive set of products and services designed to meet the needs of the front, middle and back offices at some of the largest and most well-known institutions around the world. The leak has…
EX ARMY UK Military Vehicle Supplier Hacked By @Ag3nt47
Once again @Ag3nt47 has been at it again, taking sights to a United Kingdom business this time dumping a small bit of data. The breach was aimed at The EX ARMY UK (https://army-uk.info/) who supply used military vehicles and other equipment to the general public, companies and private sectors from around the world. > We are major…