Michael Berkens writes: Name.com sent an email to customers today regarding a potential security breach. The compromised data was said to potentially include usernames, email addresses, encrypted passwords, and encrypted credit card data. The official notice read: Name.com recently discovered a security breach where customer account information including usernames, email addresses, and encrypted passwords and…
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If you don’t know whether data were extracted, why say the risk of harm is low?
A breach notification letter submitted this week to the Vermont Attorney General’s Office by WorldVentures Marketing had me grinding my teeth. According to the notification to consumers, WorldVentures recently became aware of unauthorized access to their servers. The access may have occurred from October 23, 2012 through March 14, 2013. The server held customers’ credit card numbers…
Internet Installer Sentenced for Hijacking Customer’s Internet to Perpetrate Identity Theft Tax Scheme
Corey Thompson was sentenced yesterday to serve 30 months in prison for his involvement in a stolen identity tax refund fraud conspiracy, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. In July 2012, Thompson pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to file false claims and to one count of aggravated identity theft….
MAPCO Express experiences security breach
MAPCO Express issued a press release today concerning a security breach as well as this notice on their web site: At MAPCO, we care about our customers and respect their privacy. We want to alert you that we have experienced a security breach by third-party hackers that may have compromised the credit/debit card information of…
Hacktivism a recipe for harassment
Krista Simmons of LAist explains: Recently, two Orange County restaurants — Arc and The Broadway — were threatened with lawsuits by PETA for their serving of foie gras. The fattened goose livers have become quite the political issue amongst food lovers, chefs, and animal rights activists since they were banned last summer, and some, like chefs Noah Blom…
FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges Against Cbr Systems, Inc.
Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that Cbr Systems, Inc. failed to protect the security of customers’ personal information and that its inadequate security practices led to a breach that exposed the Social Security numbers and debit and credit card information of nearly 300,000 consumers. As part…