RegistratioNation is a provider of automated online payment processing and database management for event registrations. On December 23, their attorneys notified the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office of an intrusion that occurred on November 4, 2013. The intrusion was discovered on November 22, and during investigation, the firm discovered that although payment card information was supposed…
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Orient-Express Hotels notifies guests after data security breach (updated)
The Orient-Express Hotels Ltd. and its subsidiaries have notified an unspecified number of customers of a breach involving their credit card information. On September 24, 2013, the luxury travel firm learned that an unauthorized individual had gained access to seven corporate e-mail accounts between July 2013 and September 24. Customers’ names, payment card numbers, card…
Damned if you do, damned if you don’t?
Kevin G. Staker of StakerLaw Tax and Estate Planning Law Corporation is notifying clients that a backup drive with their Social Security numbers and assets information was stolen from his home in a burglary on December 20. The irony of the backup drive being in his home in case there was an office fire was not…
The Briar Group discloses security breach affecting eight Boston bars and restaurants (updated)
Uh oh. NECN reports: A Boston restaurant group is letting patrons know that its computer systems were breached. The Briar Group, or BRG, says someone had unauthorized access to card data at the restaurants between October and early November. Diana Pisciotta, a spokesperson for the group, says they have been working on identifying the source…
Target confirms encrypted debit PIN data was stolen during hack
First they said it wasn’t, now they say it was but not to worry…. read Chris Welch’s report on The Verge.
Frustrated with SnapChat’s non-response to their vulnerability report, researchers go public
Julie Bort reports: If you use Snapchat please be aware that your phone number could now be grabbed by hackers, security researchers told Business Insider. That’s because these same researchers just published detailed instructions on how to hack Snapchat. The researchers, who call their company Gibson Security, were frustrated that Snapchat had ignored their previous…