Breach affects payment cards used between July 16 and December 11, 2017 Includes names, payment card numbers, expiry date, and security codes National Stores, Inc., (“National Stores” or the “Company”) announced today that it has been the victim of a malware attack, enabling unauthorized parties to access payment card information. Immediately upon detecting the incident,…
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Update on Jason’s Deli breach: 2 million impacted
There’s an update to the Jason’s Deli breach noted previously on this site. As of January 11, the firm posted on its site: On December 22, 2017, Jason’s Deli was notified by payment processors that credit card security personnel had informed it that a large quantity of payment card information had appeared for sale…
China’s cyber watchdog scolds Ant Financial over user privacy breach
Reuters reports: Jan. 10 – China’s cyber watchdog has scolded Ant Financial, Alibaba’s payment affiliate, for compromising user privacy after many users of its Alipay service were automatically enrolled in its credit scoring system. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said in a statement it had summoned Ant Financial representatives to a meeting last Saturday…
OnePlus Disables Credit Card Processing After Customers Report Fraudulent Activity
Brandon Hill reports: Yesterday, we reported that OnePlus had a potential serious security breach on its hands following reports from dozens of customers that they had experienced fraudulent activity on their credit cards after purchasing phones from the company’s website. Security firm Fidus researched the issue and found that a small vulnerability in OnePlus’ credit…
Security flaw in virtual reality porn app SinVR exposes personal info of 20,000 users
Joe Pinkstone reports: SinVR, a virtual reality porn app with 20,000 members, had a huge security flaw that exposed the personal details of its members to potential hackers. SinVR is a app that allows people to explore different sexual scenarios and interact with various characters in the virtual world. London-based cybersecurity firm Digital Interruption found…
Cybersecurity firm, cybersecure thyself?
Cue Peter, Paul, and Mary singing, “When will they ever learn? Oh, when will they ever learn? Oh, when will they ever learn?” The best place to store your private keys of your production environment is probably NOT a public Amazon AWS S3 bucket. This is a top 500 “Cybersecurity” company btw. 🙂 pic.twitter.com/8Vu7mGpwox —…