I try to remember to check data dumps on Pastebin to see what’s showing up. Today I see a data dump of customer data reportedly acquired from online shoe retailer Zapateria Orinoco. There are 487 customers’ e-mail addresses, clear-text passwords, security questions and security answers. Ugh. But wait, there’s more. Two administrator accounts with clear-text passwords….
Category: Breach Incidents
Hack on online game, Mu Explicito, exposes players’ and administrator’s passwords
Another Pastebin dump, this one of a hack of Mu Explicito, reveals 35 usernames, clear-text passwords, and e-mail addresses as well as the site owner/administrator’s clear-text password.
UCLA Department of Psychology hacked by INJ3CT0R
This leak contains a good amount of information within the departments and applications submitted by users… emails, street address’s, first and last names, username’s and passwords are also in this leak. I’ve added a few additional information like open ports… The UCLA Department of Psychology surely didn’t have great security. This attack is against the…
Czech Education Ministry faces CZK 10 million fine over leak of Romani students’ private data
A list of Romani scholarship recipients including sensitive personal data showed up recently on the Czech Education Ministry’s website. The ministry removed the list after Czech Television reported on the case earlier this week. Czech Education Minister Josef Dobeš (Public Affairs – VV) has filed criminal charges against an unidentified perpetrator over the information leak….
US committed to developing positive ties with China
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said that the Obama Administration is fundamentally committed to develop a positive and cooperative relationship with China. At the same time, she acknowledged that America’s relationship with China is one of the most complex and consequential ties with an emerging power. "Our most complex and consequential relationships…
USPS notified 5,400 online store customers after their data were inadvertently revealed to others
A few days ago, I received an inquiry from someone who had logged into her USPS online store account, only to see another customer’s name, address, and last four digits of their credit card number. Understandably concerned, she contacted customer service who told her that it was a “known error” and that letters would be…