Zack Whittaker reports: DiscountMugs.com, a large online custom mug and apparel store, had a four-month-long data breach just before the busy Christmas holiday season. The company said in a letter to state attorneys general that hackers siphoned off credit card numbers from customers who made orders through its site between August 5 and November 16, 2018…
Category: Business Sector
Google Emails Users About Private Data Exposed by Google+ API Bug
Lawrence Abrams reports: Google has started sending out notifications to those who were affected by their Google+ API bug that was disclosed in December 2018. This notification provides details regarding what profile data was exposed and the apps that had access to it. On December 10th, 2018, Google disclosed a Google+ API bug that allowed…
BASF Workers in Taiwan Suspected of Leaking Company Secrets to Chinese Firm
Reuters reports: Taiwan is investigating six current and former employees of BASF’s local operations suspected of leaking corporate secrets to a rival Chinese company, an official said on Jan. 7. Five employees were detained and one had been granted bail by a court, Lu Sung Hao, Taipei-based director of Taiwan’s Crime Investigation Bureau, told Reuters….
Singapore Airlines experiences security breach, personal information of more than 280 KrisFlyer members disclosed
Hana Otsuka reports: Due to a software bug experienced by Singapore Airlines, the private information of more than 280 KrisFlyer members were disclosed to other members. Some even had their passport numbers shared to strangers. KrisFlyer member Tricia Leo noticed something was off when she logged into her account on January 5, Saturday. She saw…
Titan notifies customers of payment card compromise
Memphis-based Titan Manufacturing and Distributing has been notifying consumers that its computer system had been compromised by malware during the period of November 23, 2017 to October 25, 2018. Anyone placing an order on their site during that time might have had their shopping cart data — personal information plus card data including CVV —…
Italian Trade Union of State Police Officers Hacked & Defaced by The Anonymous Anarchist Agency
Hacktivism is still a thing, although we may not see as much of it here in the U.S. these days. The headlines about hundreds of German politicians having their details dumped may have garnered more attention here, but there have been other ongoing campaigns that have tended to be ignored by U.S. media. One such…