Alexia Tsotsis reports: Earlier today patrons of Wine Library received an email informing them that the credit card information they had used to sign up to the WineLibrary.com site may have been compromised in a data breach. The site is the hub of NYT Best Selling Author Gary Vaynerchuk’s family business, made famous by his…
Category: Hack
Maybe we should prohibit school districts from maintaining electronic databases
Yes, I know that idea would send us back in time, but yet another ridiculous data breach involving a public school’s system being hacked by students has me pulling my hair out and wishing for more regulation or something. WXPI in Pennsylvania reports: Investigators said the hacking began in May on two students’ home computers….
APEC committee alerted to possible data breach (updated)
Dan Nakaso reports: Members of Honolulu’s APEC Host Committee who represent some of Hawaii’s biggest companies and institutions have been told their personal information may have been stolen after security clearances were requested for them to meet with President Barack Obama Saturday night during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. East-West Center President Charles Morrison sent…
Another data breach revealed in Finland
The third large-scale data security breach in the space of a few days was revealed in Finland on Wednesday, with usernames, passwords and email addresses belonging to about 12,000 users of Netcar, a used car website, posted on the internet. A person claiming responsibility for the breach said they had no links to Anonymous Finland,…
Computer IDs, passwords of Japan lawmakers leaked
The computer IDs and passwords of all the lawmakers in the House of Representatives were leaked during recent cyber-attacks against the lower house’s server and personal computers, it has been revealed. In a report released Monday, the lower house also said e-mails sent to its lawmakers might have been accessible to hackers for a maximum…
Santa Clara University: Hacker changed grades of 60 students
Sean Webby and Lisa Fernandez report: Santa Clara University’s academic records database was recently hacked to improve the grades of more than 60 former and current undergraduate students, the university announced Monday. The university called in the FBI, which is assisting in the ongoing investigation, according to university officials. No arrests have been reported. “We…