eBay To Ask Users To Change Passwords

Wednesday, May 21st, 2014

eBay Inc. (Nasdaq: EBAY) said beginning later today it will be asking eBay users to change their passwords because of a cyberattack that compromised a database containing encrypted passwords and other non-financial data. After conducting extensive tests on its networks, the company said it has no evidence of the compromise ...

Urgent Security Update Regarding Your Bitly Account

Thursday, May 8th, 2014

We have reason to believe that Bitly account credentials have been compromised. We have no indication at this time that any accounts have been accessed without permission. For our users’ protection, we have taken proactive steps to ensure the security of all accounts, including disconnecting all users’ Facebook and Twitter ...

AOL reports e-mail breach as bigger than thought

Monday, April 28th, 2014

Last week, AOL confirmed that an unknown number of AOL Mail accounts have been hacked. Today, the company urged all its customers to change passwords and security questions, as it determined that information for at least two percent of all its accounts had been compromised. That's an impact of half a million users. Attackers breached ...

3 Million Customer Credit, Debit Cards Stolen in Michaels, Aaron Brothers Breaches

Thursday, April 17th, 2014

Nationwide arts and crafts chain Michaels Stores Inc. said today that two separate eight-month-long security breaches at its stores last year may have exposed as many as 3 million customer credit and debit cards. The disclosure, made jointly in a press release posted online and in a statement on the company’s Web site, offers the first ...

LaCie admits to year-long credit card breach

Tuesday, April 15th, 2014

LaCie is the latest major retailer and tech company finding itself to be the target of a major security breach by unknown assailants. The French hardware company confirmed in a statement on Tuesday that malware successfully made its way through to access sensitive customer information stemming from transactions on its website. Here's where things ...