The online professional networking website LinkedIn has confirmed that “some” of its users’ passwords were stolen when it was hacked today, but the person responsible says it’s almost 6.5 million. In a blog post earlier this morning, the LinkedIn team posted: “We can confirm that some of the passwords that were compromised correspond to LinkedIn…
Category: Business Sector
Publisher of Germany’s Donald Duck/Mickey Mouse comics hacked
SAPA reports: The publishing house that issues Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse comic books in Germany alerted fans on Tuesday that its website had been hacked and data on thousands of users stolen, reported German media. “Unfortunately we have to tell you that, as near as we can tell, a hacker attack Monday meant that…
Employee of IT contractor sentenced to 57 months in prison for stealing info on law and CPA firms’ clients
SACRAMENTO, CA—Michael Garcia, 39, of Stockton, was sentenced on May 31, 2012 by United States District Judge Morrison C. England Jr. to 57 months in prison for fraud in connection with computers and in connection with an access device, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. According to court documents, Garcia was employed as a…
CloudFare breach cause for concern (updated)
Given the number of hacks revealed on a daily basis, I long ago gave up on trying to mention them all on this blog, but this one merits its own entry. Eduard Kovacs reports that although CloudFare has acknowledged it was compromised, the co-founder and CEO may not be correct in his understanding of the breach:…
Penn Station, Inc. and its Franchisees Alert Customers of Credit/Debit Card Security Issues
Ruh oh. Penn Station, Inc. and some of its franchisees have announced that they have learned of unauthorized access to credit and debit card information in certain franchisee-owned Penn Station East Coast Subs restaurants. Less than 20 percent of Penn Station’s more than 235 restaurants have been identified as potentially affected to date. “We want…
A Six-Figure Credit Breach at Five Guys (updated)
I hate it when we only find out about data breaches from lawsuits, but at least we find out. Marlene Kennedy of Courthouse News reports: Five Guys burger joints failed to safeguard their data, giving hackers access to the accounts of debit-card-paying customers, a bank claims in court. Trustco Bank says the hackers racked up…