Tom Incantalupo reports that Long Island-based Uncle Giuseppe’s Marketplace is notifying customers of three of its stores that hackers may have acquired payment card numbers and expiration dates – but not cardholder names, personal identification numbers, security codes, customer addresses or any other personal information. The retailer learned of the breach when they were contacted by a…
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Hackers breach a Johns Hopkins University server and upload student information when uni doesn’t respond to extortion demands
Scott Dance reports: Names and contact information of as many as 1,300 current and former Johns Hopkins University biomedical engineering students were posted online Thursday, stolen by someone claiming to be part of the hacker group known as Anonymous. The server that was breached did not contain Social Security or credit card numbers, or any…
ComiXology Announces A Security Breach, What You Need To Do
Bryan M. Wolfe reports: Digital comic book seller ComiXology has announced a security breach. As a result, users must reset their passwords. In an email to users, ComiXology reveals that an “unauthorized individual” has gained access to a database that contains “usernames, email addresses, and cryptographically protected passwords.” They note that payment account information was not compromised….
KR: Personal data of 12 million KT customers stolen: police
Yonhap News Agency reports a hack affecting almost three-fourths of KT Corporation (formerly known as Korea Telecom)’s customers: Three people, including a telemarketer, were arrested in connection with the case, the Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency said. The leaked information included victims’ names, resident registration numbers, places of employment and bank account details. Police believe the…
OANDA notifies clients registered for fxPense service to change passwords
The text of a customer notification letter from OANDA, as seen on the California Attorney General’s website: We are writing to inform you of an unauthorized breach affecting some of our clients, which occurred on the morning of Monday March 3, 2014. Please note that this incident did not impact the fxTrade services, client trades or…
North Dakota University System server breach; data access not evident but possible (updated)
Update of March 27: North Dakota University System official: hackers did not gain access to files with personal information. Original story: North Dakota University System issued the following statement today: Core Technology Services, the information technology arm of the North Dakota University System, has discovered and shut down suspicious access to one of the university…