Announcement on Lord of the Rings Online Forum: Turbine recommend that all players change their passwords by visiting https://myaccount.turbine.com. Please remember to use unique, hard-to guess passwords that are not associated with other online services or sites. The FAQ on the incident, undated, says that, “Recently, we became aware of a compromise of the LOTRO…
Category: Hack
Team Swastika group hacks 10,000 global Facebook account details – or did they?
Phil Muncaster reports: Security experts are warning web users to ensure they use strong passwords and vary their credentials from site to site after a new hacking group published log-in details of what it claimed to be more than 10,000 Facebook users. Trend Micro’s director of security research, Rik Ferguson, explained in a blog post that the…
Update: Suspected hacker in Hyundai Capital incident arrested in Philippines
A suspected hacker wanted on suspicion of stealing customer data earlier this year from Hyundai Capital, an affiliate of South Korea’s top automaker, has recently been arrested in the Philippines, police here said Monday. The 35-year-old man, identified only by his surname Shin, allegedly broke into the computer system of the financial firm several times…
Credit card data stolen from Chili’s restaurant at Yokosuka
Matt Burke and Trevor Andersen report: Hackers breached a computer server at Chili’s Grill & Bar Restaurant at Yokosuka Naval Base, stealing credit card information and running up erroneous charges, according to Navy officials. “We’ve received about 17 complaints so far,” base spokeswoman Michelle Stewart said Thursday. She added that officials don’t yet know when…
Sony attacked again – 93,000 usernames and passwords compromised
Associated Press reports: Sony said Wednesday intruders staged a massive attempt to access user accounts on its PlayStation Network and other online entertainment services in the second major attack on its flagship gaming site this year. The Tokyo-based company temporarily locked about 93,000 accounts whose IDs and passwords were successfully ascertained by the blitz. Sony…
MI: Hackers hit Troy schools
Mike Martindale reports: Police and Troy school officials are investigating a widespread hacking of the school district’s computer system. In a letter to parents obtained by The Detroit News, schools Superintendent Barbara Fowler said she told students and staff with accounts on the system to change their passwords so whoever’s responsible can’t access personal information….