Katie Nelson reports: The Raley’s supermarket chain warned customers Thursday that part of the company’s computer network may have been targeted in a cyber attack. The company stated in a news release that it could not confirm if any unauthorized access had been made to payment card data, but that an internal investigation remains ongoing….
Category: Business Sector
Hetzner Security Breach Exposes Customer Passwords, Payment Information
Nicole Henderson reports: German web hosting provider Hetzner Online AG discovered a backdoor on on its Nagios monitoring servers last week, and emailed customers on Thursday to let them know that password hashes and payment information was compromised. According to a report by H-Online, founder Martin Hetzner says it’s not clear at this time how many customers have been…
Novato’s Academy Studios closes doors; sensitive employee records found in waste container
Richard Halstead reports: Academy Studios of Novato, which built exhibits for some of the top museums in the world, closed in April after more than 23 years in business. In a related development, an auction house scrambled to gather the company’s paperwork last week after reports that personnel records containing sensitive information on former Academy…
Drupal.org compromised, user passwords reset
Drupal.org has posted a statement on their site about a compromise that resulted in Drupal resetting all passwords. You can read about the incident here.
Groupon Taiwan resets user passwords after hack, but credit card details not leaked
The Next Web reports: Groupon Taiwan has revealed that it has been the victim of a hack which saw usernames and passwords belonging to its 4.1 million registered users compromised. On the positive side, the intruders did not access credit cards and financial details, the company said. As Inside Taiwan reports [Chinese], the attack on the service…
Visa seeks partial dismissal of Genesco’s data breach lawsuit
Small update on Genesco’s lawsuit against Visa, discussed previously on this blog. Duane Marsteller reports: Visa has asked a federal judge to partially dismiss Nashville-based retailer Genesco Inc.’s data-breach lawsuit against it, court records show. In a motion filed last week, the card company said two of Genesco’s seven causes of action should be stricken…