After a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order resolving the Commission’s complaint against ASUSTeK Computer, Inc., charging that critical security flaws in its routers put the home networks of hundreds of thousands of consumers at risk. The settlement was first announced in February 2016. In its complaint, the FTC…
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Russia to U.S., Trump: Sort out your own pre-election hacking scandal
Andrew Osborn and Maria Tsvetkova report: Russia told the United States on Thursday to get to the bottom of a hacking scandal involving Democratic Party emails itself and rejected what Donald Trump said was a sarcastic suggestion that Moscow should dig up Hillary Clinton’s “missing” emails. Trump, the Republican Party’s presidential candidate, angered Democratic circles…
N. Korea behind Interpark’s massive customer data leak: police
Well, it was only a matter of time before we saw this, right? South Korean police said Thursday that North Korea was behind the latest hacking of a leading online shopping mall, which led to the leak of personal information of some 10 million customers. The remark came after police conducted a detailed probe into…
3D print biz Shapeways hacked, home and email addresses swiped
Iain Thomson reports: Custom 3D model printing biz Shapeways has been hacked, who gained access to customers’ shipping and email addresses, usernames and hashed passwords. New York-based Shapeways takes 3D designs and prints them for those unwilling or unable to invest in a 3D printer of their own. Its customers received an email today from…
Kimpton Hotels Probes Card Breach Claims
One of these days, Brian Krebs may be wrong when he reports that a chain has had a breach. Today is probably not that day, however: Kimpton Hotels, a boutique hotel brand that includes 62 properties across the United States, said today it is investigating reports of a credit card breach at multiple locations. On…
10 million customers’ data leaked from online shopping site
The Korea Herald reports: Police said Monday they are investigating a hacking case involving a leak of more than 10 million customer data from a leading South Korean online shopping mall. An unidentified suspect allegedly hacked into the server of Interpark Corp. and stole customer information, including names, addresses and phone numbers, in May, according to police….