Yahoo hack hit 500 mn users, likely ‘state sponsored’
“Yahoo said Thursday a massive attack on its network in 2014 allowed hackers to steal data from half a billion users and may have been “state sponsored.” Yahoo, which confirmed details of the breach months after reports of a major hack, said its investigation concluded that “certain user account information was stolen” and that the […]
Yahoo says at least 500 million accounts hacked in 2014
“Yahoo Inc said on Thursday information associated with at least 500 million user accounts was stolen from its network in 2014 by what it believed was a “state-sponsored actor.” The data stolen may have included names, email addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth and hashed passwords but may not have included unprotected passwords, payment card […]
Report: Yahoo To Confirm Major Data Breach Affecting At Least 200M Accounts
“Remember how, earlier this summer, a hacker claimed be selling, credentials for at least 200 million Yahoo accounts? Well, unfortunately for hundreds of millions of Yahoo users, and the company itself, the hack appears to be legitimate — and bad. Tech site Recode reports this morning that Yahoo is expected to confirm the massive data […]
Reset Those Passwords – Again: Over 6 Million ClixSense Users Compromised by Data Breach
“ClixSense, a site which pays users to view ads and take surveys, was the victim of a massive data breach compromising around 6.6 million user accounts. Usually when there’s a data breach of this size, the information stolen contains usernames, passwords, and some other personal information, but due to the nature of ClixSense and the […]
Broomfield-based Noodles & Company sued over card data breach at hundreds of locations nationwide
“An Oregon credit union has sued Noodles & Company over a data breach earlier this year that compromised the security of debit and credit cards at hundreds of Noodles locations nationwide, including 60 in Colorado. The suit, filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court of Colorado by SELCO Community Credit Union, seeks class action status for all U.S. financial institutions whose […]
Dropbox data breach: 68 million user account details leaked
“Four years after a data breach at cloud storage service Dropbox, details of more than 68 million user accounts have reportedly been leaked. Tech website Motherboard reported Tuesday that it obtained files containing the account details from sources in the database trading community and breach notification service Leakbase. The files contain email addresses and “hashed” […]
Hutton Hotel Warns Customers Of Data Breach
“A luxury hotel chain in Nashville has warned its customers of a data breach that may have occurred over a three-year period. The Hutton Hotel put a statement on its website letting customers know some guests’ credit and debit card payment information may have been stolen. Hotel officials said cyber thieves installed a program into […]
Kmart to settle data breach lawsuit for $5.2 mln – court filing
“Discount retailer Kmart has agreed to pay $5.2 million to settle a lawsuit brought on behalf of hundreds of credit unions and banks over a 2014 data breach that allegedly compromised credit card information of the store’s customers nationwide. The deal, which needs court approval, also calls for Kmart to improve its data security and […]
Data Breach At 20 Hotels In 10 States May Have Exposed Guests’ Payment Card Data
“The operator of several hotels across 10 states and Washington, D.C. — including Starwood, Marriott, Hyatt and Intercontinental locations — says guests may have had their payment data exposed by hackers who targeted the businesses with malware starting last year. HEI Hotels & Resorts says malware was discovered in early to mid-June on payment systems […]
DNC’s Hacked Email Server Tops List of New Data Breaches
“It’s hard to say exactly where the theft of some 20,000 emails from the Democratic National Committee (DNC) fits into the total number of 538 data breaches so far recorded in 2016. What we can say is that it probably has gotten more news coverage than any other breach this year. The latest data breach […]