Yet another website has come out this month and announced that they are investigating a breach which has resulted in leaked data. The company is Formspring and this come as Yahoo, Nvidia and other high profile targets have been hacked. Formspring is the place where you can share your perspective on anything. Members express their…
Category: Breach Incidents
Nvidia shuts down forums after suspicious activity
Nvidia has recently joined a whole heap of other huge name websites that have been effected by hackers this year. On July 12th Nvidia released the following statement and a week prior to that they had disabled the forums. The below statement is claiming that Nvidia has detected suspicious activity within the forums and has noted…
216 Sites hacked & defaced by Pakistani hacker hcrack2
A Pakistani based hacker has taken sights to 216 websites that have been left defaced after being hacked. The attacks come from hcrack2 who is supporting the "Sharp-cyber group" in his message. The defacement doesn’t really have any particular message but it shows that hackers from that part of the world are continuing to attack other countries via cyber space. The attacks are not main…
FTC Action Against Wyndham May Provide First Fully Litigated Section 5 Privacy/Security Case
Hogan Lovells Chronicle of Data Protection has a commentary on the FTC’s lawsuit against Wyndham (mentioned previously on this blog): On June 26, the FTC filed a complaint against Wyndham Worldwide Corporation, a global hotel and resort company, and three of its subsidiaries for violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act. If this case goes to…
NVIDIA Forums Hacked, User Data Compromised
Tarun Raju reports: Late Thursday, NVIDIA deactivated its user forums (forums.nvidia.com) on the company website, citing security reasons. According to the company, a security breach was discovered (the forums website was hacked). Critical user data may have been compromised (stolen). Even as investigations into the breach are underway, the company ascertained that the hackers gained…
California Rap Artist Arrested On Indictment For Purchase And Use Of Hacked Credit And Debit Card Information
A rap artist who performs under the name “Guerilla Black” was arrested at his Los Angeles home this morning on a twenty-two count indictment from the Western District of Washington, announced U.S. Attorney Jenny A. Durkan. CHARLES TONY WILLIAMSON, 33, is alleged to have purchased and used stolen credit and debit card numbers that were…