Mathew J. Schwartz reports: Staples is now confirming that there was a malware-related breach, although it’s offering scant additional information. “We are continuing to investigate a data security incident involving an intrusion into some of our retail point-of-sale and computer systems,” Staples spokesman Mark Cautela tells Information Security Media Group. “We believe we have eradicated…
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The Evolution Store updates its breach notification
The Evolution Store recently sent an updated notification letter to those affected by their previously disclosed e-commerce breach. In their updated notification, William Stevens, President of The Evolution Store, writes that forensic investigation confirmed that unauthorized IP addresses first accessed the e-commerce site on March 2, 2014, and that the last date of unauthorized access was…
Cafe Press subsidiary hacked; photo service on Target site compromised
Cafe Press subsidiary EZ Prints is notifying customers that they recently detected an intrusion in their system that may have compromised card payment information. Only customers placing orders between September 22 and October 23 need to be concerned about this incident. The intruders reportedly exploited an unspecified vulnerability that EZ Print has identified and removed. The…
Link Found in Staples, Michaels Breaches
Brian Krebs reports: The breach at office supply chain Staples impacted roughly 100 stores and was powered by some of the same criminal infrastructure seen in the intrusion disclosed earlier this year at Michaels craft stores, according to sources close to the investigation. Multiple banks interviewed by this author say they’ve received alerts from Visa and MasterCard about cards impacted in the breach at Staples,…
How to get me to definitely not remove a link. Fsck off, LinkRemovalHelp.com.
If you’re going to hire a firm for SEO optimization or to help with negative reports about your firm, I hope you hire a good one. From my inbox (you may have to read it more than once to really get the full flavor): From: “Link Removal” <[email protected]> Subject: Action Required: Penalized Google Domain Date: Sun, November 16,…
Belgian activist files complaint with Belgian Privacy Commissioner over hack
This Belgian blog is really going after Mensura over the recent Rex Mundi hack, reported on this site. The blogger raises a number of good points, including the concern about Belgians providing their national registration numbers to web sites and the fact that so much medical information on named individuals has now been exposed. You…