A hacker using the handle @st0rmyw0rm has today posted a breach from a software development company Parametric Technology Corporation (https://www.ptc.com). PTC is a US based business which develops, markets and supplies software in the development field. > Its main products are for CAD/CAM, engineering calculations, and product lifecycle management. Its customers include companies in manufacturing, publishing, services, government…
Category: Breach Incidents
Utah DMV reveals data breach discovered in March
Michael McFall reports: A Utah Division of Motor Vehicles employee was fired in March after the agency discovered she allegedly gave out people’s personal information. In response to a Salt Lake Tribune inquiry, DMV spokesman Charlie Roberts confirmed that the agency first learned from the Salt Lake City Fire Department in mid-March that the employee, who was…
Drupal.org compromised, user passwords reset
Drupal.org has posted a statement on their site about a compromise that resulted in Drupal resetting all passwords. You can read about the incident here.
Groupon Taiwan resets user passwords after hack, but credit card details not leaked
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…
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…