A new scandal is brewing. According to Harald S. Klungtveit and Anders Johansen Holth of Dagbladet in Norway, hackers have downloaded the entire database of 26,000 users of a sex-exchange (prostitution) site, Hemmelig.com. [Update: see the Comment below this post for a better description of the site; the commenter says that it is not a…
Category: Business Sector
AU: ACMA warns Vodafone over privacy breach
From the AAP: The communications watchdog has put Vodafone on notice over the telco’s leaking of personal customer details earlier this year. The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has ordered Vodafone to comply with the telecommunications consumer protections code (TCP code), or face penalties of up to $250,000. An ACMA investigation found Vodafone had…
Update 101domain.com
As an update to the breach previously noted on November 27, 101domain.com’s notification to the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office reveals some additional details, including a statement that all of the data were encrypted. That wasn’t mentioned in their notification letter or previous coverage, and I’m a bit surprised that they wouldn’t have made…
Security breach at MyVetDirect.com compromises security of customers’ credit card numbers
Buttler Schein Animal Health (a Henry Schein company) sent the following notification to customers of their subsidiary, MyVetDirect.com: We are writing to inform you that we have learned that there was a recent security incident at Butler Schein Animal Health’s systems (MyVetDirect.com) where your veterinarian’s Website is hosted. This incident may have resulted in the…
Atari and Square Enix cough to exposing users’ privates
John Leyden reports: Atari has apologised to gamers following a security breach that exposed their names and email addresses, leaving users at heightened risk of spam as a result. The gaming outfit blamed the fairly minor breach (no credit cards or mobile phone numbers were exposed) on problems introduced during a migration to a new…
International Checkout notifies customers after hack of database containing credit card numbers
International Checkout, Inc. recently notified customers after a security breach involving a database containing credit card numbers. The breach was discovered in mid-September, although the firm does not indicate how it first became aware of the problem. Subsequent investigation, completed on October 31, determined that the breach had occurred on August 23. Those affected were…