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Adobe breach even bigger than we knew

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Dissent

Yes, the Adobe breach is back in the news as some have discovered that a data dump posted online contains the email addresses, encrypted passwords and password hints stored in clear text from 152 million Adobe user accounts.  Embarrassingly, one report notes that 1.9 million Adobe users used “123456” as their password.

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Sunrise Calendar Users Are Being Alerted About A Security Breach

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Dissent

Bryan Wolfe reports: Sunrise Atelier, Inc. is alerting its Sunrise Calendar users that its database provider has experienced a security breach. As a result, users are being asked to change their iCloud passwords just to be safe. According to a posting on the Sunrise blog, and email to users, MongoHQ servers were breached. Read more on AppAdvice.com….

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XSplit Password Reset Alert – Protecting Your Twitch Account

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Dissent

The following was posted yesterday on Twitch: Attention Broadcasters: If you are currently or have in the past used XSplit to stream to Twitch, please read this carefully. It has come to our attention that various data on XSplit’s servers have been compromised. In particular, your XSplit credentials (account name and password), as well as…

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SuperValu warns customers of data breach (update 4 with numbers, Stena Line, other countries also affected, statement from Loyaltybuild)

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Dissent

Conor Pope reports: SuperValu has been forced to contact thousands of customers who have bought its “getaway breaks” after a security breach at the company that oversees the scheme left sensitive financial data potentially compromised. The “getaway breaks” vouchers are a key loyalty reward programme run by the US-owned company Loyaltybuild, which is based in Co…

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Hackers Take Limo Service Firm for a Ride

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Dissent

Brian Krebs reports: A hacker break in at a U.S. company that brokers reservations for limousine and Town Car services nationwide has exposed the personal and financial information on more than 850,000 well-heeled customers, including Fortune 500 CEOs, lawmakers, and A-list celebrities. The high-value data cache was found on the same servers where hackers stashed information…

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Peoples Trust Company hacked; Bank arranges for credit alert flags on customers’ accounts for 6 years

Posted on November 3, 2013 by Dissent

Someone kindly alerted me to a breach involving Peoples Trust Company in Canada.  Here is the text of a notification letter they sent out, as provided by one of the recipients (hence, DataBreaches.net can assure its complete authenticity/accuracy): October 25th, 2013 RE: Important Notice Regarding Your Personal Information Dear First Name Last Name, As is…

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