Yvonne T. Betowt reports: University of Alabama fans who bought items from Bamastuff.com between Aug. 1, 2009, and Jan. 16, 2012, are being alerted to contact their banks for possible illegal and unauthorized use of their credit cards. Bamastuff.com has sent out email notifications informing customers about a breach in its database, which was discovered…
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Euronet faces first criminal computer breach of secure payment data
Alyson Raletz reports: Euronet Worldwide Inc., a Leawood company that provides secure payment services, has reported a criminal computer security breach. Euronet (Nasdaq: EEFT) said the breach targeted a “small portion” of its European business in late 2011, according a Monday filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Read more on Kansas City Business Journal.
(Update) Attorneys General Seek Info about Zappos breach
Concerned about a recent hacking attack that may have affected more than 24 million customers, Attorney General George Jepsen, with support from nine other states, has asked Zappos.com, Inc. about its efforts to protect private customer information and its response to the breach. The Attorney General wrote to the chief executive officer of the on-line…
Customer data breach draws federal lawsuit against Nevada-based Zappos, parent company Amazon
Associated Press reports: Online retailers Amazon.com and Zappos.com are being sued in Kentucky by a Texas woman alleging that she and millions of other customers were harmed by the release of personal account information. […] Attorneys for plaintiff Theresa D. Stevens of Beaumont, Texas, are seeking class-action status on behalf of 24 million customers for…
ASU shuts down online access after security breach
Anne Ryman reports: Arizona State University plans to have its online computer system back up by 7 p.m. Thursday at the latest, following a security breach that forced a shutdown. On Wednesday evening, ASU students and employees were told in a security text alert that the university’s ASURITE computer system may have been compromised and…
Ca: UVic had policies in place to secure confidential data
Kyle Slavin reports: Stolen information affecting the bank accounts of thousands of people would never have ended up in the hands of thieves if an existing policy was followed at the University of Victoria. Before assigning blame, the school wants to wait for two reviews looking into whether an employee failed to follow policy by…