Yesterday, I noted that I had contacted Marshall University about a hacker offering “Full SiteAdmin Control” to their server for $99.00. My purpose in contacting them was two-fold: to alert them to a possible breach that they needed to look into and to ask for a comment or response. I never got to the second…
Category: Hack
Hamilton Beach e-commerce sites compromised; customers notified
J. Press wasn’t the only company reporting a server breach that occurred on or about January 5. Hamilton Beach has also notified the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office of a breach that occurred on January 5. The company reports that they discovered some “hacker code” had been inserted on a dedicated server that hosts www.hamiltonbeach.com…
J. Press notifies online customers of database compromise
J. Press, a company that sells clothes online for students at Ivy League colleges, has notified the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office that its web site, jpressonline.com, was compromised on or about January 5. The intrusion reportedly resulted in access to and/or acquisition of customer names, addresses, order information and credit card information for orders…
(update) Lush Looks For Answers In Security Breach That Could Cost Customers Thousands
Popular cosmetics chain Lush has been attacked by hackers, with consumer credit card information and personal details having been used for fraudulent purchases. It appears as though the hackers may have been stealing sensitive data for up to four months, and Lush has advised consumers to contact their banks if they thought their details had…
UK: Lush website hack ‘exposes credit card details’
John Leyden writes: Luxury cosmetics firm Lush has ditched its UK website in response to a sustained hacking attack which left users vulnerable to credit card fraud. The firm warns that credit card details submitted to the Lush.co.uk site between 4 October and 20 January may have been compromised by the assault by unknown hackers….
NSW Privacy Commissioner investigates University of Sydney data breach
Ben Grubb reports: NSW acting privacy commissioner John McAteer today said that his office was “examining” a data breach through which the detailed records of thousands of University of Sydney students past and present were leaked. The records were being stored online where they could be downloaded easily and read via an internet connection. It…