Sally Beauty has updated its report on a security breach first disclosed by security researcher Brian Krebs: In a new statement on their website, they write: As we previously stated on March 5th, our systems detected an unauthorized attempted intrusion into our Sally Beauty Supply LLC network. At the time of this discovery, we immediately…
Category: Business Sector
Missed Alarms and 40 Million Stolen Credit Card Numbers: How Target Blew It
I finally got around to reading this fascinating report by Michael Riley, Ben Elgin, Dune Lawrence, and Carol Matlack for Bloomberg Businessweek. This goes far beyond other media coverage about how Target “missed” or “ignored” FireEye alerts and really gives more details of how the breach occurred.
Be Careful Beating Up Target (Part 1)
Craig Carpenter of AccessData writes: A flurry of stories surfaced this week, including those in Bloomberg BusinessWeek and InformationWeek, highlighting signals of compromise that Target apparently “missed” or even “ignored”, resulting in the theft of 40 million credit card accounts. Clearly the Target breach was serious and wide-ranging, as it affected a large number of customers and even hit…
NL: Vodafone blunders by publishing thousands of secret phone numbers
Phone firm Vodafone has admitted publishing the phone numbers and addresses of thousands of people who wanted to be ex-directory – by mistake. The company blames both technical and human failings for the fact that over 90,000 numbers have been inclued (sic) in paper and electronic phone books, and included in number information service listings….
BT E-Mail System Investigated by U.K. Regulator on Data Security
Amy Thomson reports on a situation first reported by The Register yesterday: BT Group Plc (BT/A) is being investigated by a U.K. data security regulator after a whistle-blower said the way it handled data when switching users to a new e-mail system may have exposed customer information. The Information Commissioner’s Office was contacted by someone who…
MI: More Credit Card Info. Compromised at Montcalm County Market
A breach involving Carson Village Market, reported previously on this blog, continues to result in new fraudulent charges on customers’ cards, and customers who used their card since January 1 are now being advised to cancel their cards. WOOD has the story.