September 13, 2016 – 10:10 p.m. EDT Dear EurekAlert! Registrants: The EurekAlert! website has been taken offline as AAAS works diligently to address a serious security breach. We are taking this step out of an abundance of caution. The integrity of content on our website is of the utmost concern to us. On September 11,…
Category: Business Sector
6.6 million plaintext passwords exposed as site gets hacked to the bone
Dan Goodin reports: Plaintext passwords, usernames, e-mail addresses, and a wealth of other personal information has been published for more than 2.2 million people who created accounts with ClixSense, a site that claims to pay users for viewing ads and completing online surveys. The people who dumped it say they’re selling data for another 4.4 million…
NJ: Maplewood tax firm hacked; data held for ransom
Having spent years interviewing hackers who described themselves as hacktivists or as hacking for the lulz, talking to hackers who engage in criminal hacking as a source of income has been…. educating, to say the least. But it’s also been a reminder that too many businesses really have no clue what they’re doing – not only in…
VoIPtalk admits to possible data breach
Charlie Osborne reports: VoIPtalk has warned users of a potential data breach but insists the alert is only a “precautionary measure.” This week, the voice-over-IP (VoIP) provider emailed customers a security notice, later posted to VoIPtalk forums, which informed users of a “potential security incident” involving user accounts. VoIPtalk says that user VoIP and SIP passwords may…
OR: Portland financial firms warns 20,000 clients after laptop stolen from employee’s car
Matthew Kish reports: One of Oregon’s largest financial firms has warned clients of a possible data breach. Portland-based M Holdings Securities Inc., a subsidiary of M Financial Holdings Inc., has informed California’s attorney general of a stolen laptop with client information, including social security numbers. The theft occurred July 29 in Salem. […] O’Connor said the laptop…
Law Firms Are “One-Stop Shopping” for Hackers, as Hickey Law Firm Found Out
Randy Evans and Shari Klevens write: This year has shown that law firms are not immune from infiltration by international hackers. This spring, a Russian hacker targeted 48 top law firms, seeking to obtain confidential insider information regarding mergers and acquisitions that would be very valuable and could impact global markets. […] These are not…