Customers may be singing, “You got mud on your face, you big disgrace” when they receive a breach notification from GlamGlow, the latest business to disclose that it had a breach more than one year ago that they’ve only recently discovered. The notification letter begins: We recently became aware that an unauthorized party accessed the glamglowmud.com website and acquired certain…
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Uber checks connections between hacker and Lyft
Dan Levine and Joseph Menn of Reuters report that Uber is attempting to obtain evidence that might link the hack of its drivers’ database to its chief rival, Lyft. An IP address of particular interest “can be traced to the chief of technology” at Lyft, sources tell the reporters. The court papers draw no direct connection between…
Matthew Keys Convicted of Helping Anonymous Hack The Tribune Company
Kim Zetter reports: An ex-Reuters employee has been found guilty of aiding members of Anonymous so they could hack his former employer. Matthew Keys, who was tried in Sacramento, was an online social media editor for the Reuters news agency when he was indicted in 2013 for allegedly providing a username and password to members of Anonymous to…
Chinese Hackers Breached LoopPay
Nicole Perlroth and Mike Isaac report: Months before its technology became the centerpiece of Samsung’s new mobile payment system, LoopPay, a small Massachusetts subsidiary of the South Korean electronics giant, was the target of a sophisticated attack by a group of government-affiliated Chinese hackers. As early as March, the hackers — alternatively known as the…
Who will pay to clean up massive T-Mobile hack?
Eric Scigliano wonders whether anything will be done to waive fees for placing security freezes in the wake of Experian’s hack involving T-Mobile consumer data: Yesterday I asked representatives of Experian, T-Mobile, and the Washington Attorney General’s Office if they might be doing anything to fix this situation. “I’ll have to refer you to Experian on…
KR: Second hacker indicted for cyberattack against brokerage firm
The Korea Herald reports: Another hacker suspected of orchestrating a cyberattack on a major South Korean securities firm has been indicted on charges of disrupting the company’s computer network, prosecutors said Wednesday. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office said the 39-year-old man, identified only by his surname Lee, is suspected of launching a distributed denial-of-service…