URM Stores has posted an update to a breach disclosed in November. The update indicates that the attack was “similar to” attacks reported by other grocery chains and retailers. URM was first alerted to the breach on October 31 by a bank, but its preliminary investigation did not uncover any signs of an attack. After…
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Big Tree Solutions data breach affected those who ordered online from restaurants (update 1)
Yesterday, in commenting on the Bike Waiter breach, I wisely thought to contact Big Tree Solutions to inquire whether any of their other clients were affected by the breach reported by Bike Waiter. Big Tree Solutions did not respond to my e-mail inquiry, but today, I find that San Diego-based Bring It To Me is…
Bike Waiter warns customers of security breach
Neal Morton reports: The credit card information of some of the Bike Waiter‘s customers may have been exposed as the result of a privacy breach, the meal delivery service said Tuesday in an email to customers. Shane Broussard, president of Bike Waiter LLC, did not disclose exactly how many customers might be affected, but in…
CA: Parents: Hacking in school reaches beyond 11 facing expulsion
Lauren Steussy and Melody Petersen have an update to a breach previously reported on this blog: Parents of some of the students accused of cheating at Corona del Mar High School are questioning why their children have been targeted for expulsion, arguing the scope of the scandal spans far more widely. In letters sent recently to…
McGuire’s Irish Pub customer credit card data stolen by hackers
Dennis Pillion reports: The restaurant group behind the iconic McGuire’s Irish Pub locations in Pensacola and Destin announced that hackers gained access to their computer system for a period of 90 days, ending in December 2013. According to a report in the Pensacola News Journal, the McGuire Management Group does not know how many credit card…
YahooXtra email accounts compromised following security breach
ANI reports: Some of the user accounts of Telecom’s YahooXtra have been reportedly compromised, following a security breach, which is apparently affecting non-Telecom customers as well. Telecom said that Yahoo had acknowledged an email security breach that compromised some YahooXtra email accounts. According to a website, spokeswoman Lucy Fullarton said that Yahoo was investigating the…