DENTON, Texas — May 28, 2015 Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) updated its customers today on its ongoing investigation of the illegal intrusion into its payment card systems and efforts to provide support to customers who may have been affected by the incident. As previously announced, the Company began an investigation into a possible…
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TX: Blue Goose Cantina Linked to Credit Card Theft
Katy Blakey reports that Blue Goose Cantina in McKinney has confirmed a payment card system breach that has impacted customers. In a statement to NBC5, the majority owner of Blue Goose Cantina, Jill Peterson, wrote: Last Wednesday evening we received a complaint from one of our guests that unauthorized charges had been made on his son’s…
Safe and Vault Store Suffers Cyber Security Breach
Ionut Ilascu reports: An online vendor of physical safes and vaults has been hit by cybercriminals who planted malicious code on its eCommerce website and captured details of orders placed by customers. Although SafeandVaultStore touts its products as “the ultimate theft deterrent,” it looks like it failed to protect its online assets and left sensitive information belonging to…
Hacker accesses Gaana.com user data after site fails to respond to security alerts
Gwyn D’Mello reports that an online music site was hacked to make a point after they failed to secure their site despite multiple warnings: A white hat hacker used an exploit to gain access to Gaana.com user credentials, because they neglected to fix a security bug he reported. It seems Gaana.com was hacked a few…
New Jersey Settles Charges Against Tidbit Developer; Software Accessed New Jersey Computers Without Users’ Knowledge or Consent
Acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman and the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs obtained a settlement with the developer of “Tidbit,” a software code designed to help websites generate revenue by using their viewers’ computers to mine for the virtual currency known as Bitcoin. A New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs investigation has found…
Wearable tech firm Jawbone sues rivals Fitbit over data theft
John Glenday reports: Wearable devices and consumer technology specialist Jawbone has launched legal action against rivals Fitbit after accusing its competitor of poaching as many as 15 staff members who copied intellectual property and trade data onto USB sticks as they left. The lawsuit names five former employees who are thought to have been directly…