Sign-Zone Inc., dba Creative Banner Assemblies, also had a recent malware problem, it seems. They have notified 232 customers that their unencrypted names, addresses, phone numbers, and credit card numbers with CVV codes may have been extracted after malware was inserted on or about June 1. The unencrypted data were in temporary files while the…
Category: Malware
Osprey Packs notifying customers after breach brought to its attention by a customer
Osprey Packs will begin mailing letters to Osprey Pro customers whose personal information was compromised in a recent attack of its online Pro Deals site. The breach, which occurred on July 9, exposed customers’ names, billing, shipping, and e-mail addresses, phone numbers, and credit card numbers with expiration dates. Osprey Packs learned of the breach…
Ferris State University reports malware injection may have compromised employee and student Social Security Numbers (Updated)
Ferris State University in Oregon is notifying current and prospective employees and students after a malware injection may have exposed their personal information. In a letter submitted to the Vermont Attorney General’s Office, John Urbanick, CTO at the university, explained that the university became aware of the breach on July 23. They do not explain…
Dutch DNS server ‘hack’: Thousands of sites serve up malware
Martin Gijzemijter reports: Thousands of Dutch websites served up malware this week after what was initially thought to be a DNS server hack at SIDN, the Dutch administrator of the .nl domain extension. On Monday, the website of large Dutch online electronics retailer Conrad.nl was reportedly found to be serving malware, and was taken down…
OR: Computer virus blamed for Sandy credit card fraud cases
KATU reports: The reason for why about 30 people had their credit card and debit card numbers stolen in sandy: A computer malware or virus apparently infected a local merchant’s computer, police say. Investigators believe the business is Sandy’s Dairy Queen, but are still looking into other potential compromised businesses, such as the Fred Meyer…
Quayside breach update
It seems that the breach notification letter received by residents of New Hampshire may have contained more information than the letter received by Vermont residents. In a letter dated June 21 (the same date as the letter quoted here), Quayside added a statement that there were 639 orders affecting 532 customers, from all areas combined,…