Tim Clark reports: Details including the email and home addresses of around 650,000 fashion shoppers were stolen following a security breach at ecommerce platform provider Fashion Nexus. The data breach allowed hackers to access customer details from fashion brands including Elle Belle Attire, AX Paris and Traffic People. Online fashion retailers Perfect Handbags and DLSB…
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NY: GE engineer accused of data theft back in court
Lynzi Deluccia reports: The GE engineer accused of stealing secret information from his work was back in court on Thursday. Official court documents show the Niskayuna man is in charge of other companies in China that use the same turbine technology as GE. A 10-page affidavit reveals Zheng was a master at taking the information,…
EXCLUSIVE: Creditmate.in developer’s goof left 19,000 consumers’ credit reports unsecured
By Dissent Doe and Lee Johnstone On July 27, an independent researcher known as “Flash Gordon” (@s7sins on Twitter) contacted DataBreaches.net and Lee Johnstone to report that during a routine keyword search on Google, he had found numerous credit reports from Indian consumers exposed. Identifying the owner of the database was not easy in this…
Forum post claims breach of 850k users’ information; leak from recruitmilitary.com?
Lee Johnstone reports on a leak involving a non-profit organization that tries to match employers with job seekers who are veterans: Today a user has posted a new thread to a known forum that makes claim of an breach of over 850,000 US military officers personal information. The user who goes by the name booloop…
Jersey Mike’s Warns Customers To Reset Passwords
Abeerah Hashim reports: Jersey Mike’s Subs’ recent emails to its customers have made them suspicious of a cyber attack. The firm has warned its customers to ensure their accounts’ security and has asked them to change passwords. However, they advise that Jersey Mikes has not been a source of any data breach insinuating that some…
Three members of notorious “FIN7” criminal ring in custody for attacking more than 100 companies
The Department of Justice announced a stunning arrest today of key players in one of the most damaging threat actors in the last decade. Kudos to all involved in their arrests. You can read the DOJ’s full press release below, but let’s start with a quote from a FIN7 hunter: “FIN7 is the most prolific and…