A company that handles car service and limo reservations for the rich and famous has found itself the victim of a massive hack that exposed information, including some high-limit and no-limit credit card numbers, for 850,000 clients, including some of the world’s wealthiest athletes, business executives, and influential lawmakers. [More]
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That Adobe Hack? It Was 13 Times Larger Than Originally Announced
By 10.29.13
Remember a few weeks ago when Adobe found out someone had hacked the software giant’s servers and stolen info for 2.9 million customers? Apparently, the leak was slightly larger than expected, which is a huge understatement. [More]
iOS App Vulnerability Allows Hackers To Attack Device Via WiFi
By 10.29.13
A group of mobile security researchers say they have discovered a vulnerability in many mobile apps running on iOS that could allow a hacker to hijack the information being provided to a mobile device when used over an unsecured WiFi network. [More]
Adobe Didn’t Notice That Hackers Stole Info For 2.9 Million Users Back In August
By 10.4.13
Adobe, makers of popular software like Photoshop and Acrobat, announced today that its system had been the victim of a cyber attack several weeks ago, and that the breach gave the hackers access to information — including encrypted credit card data — for millions of users, along with source code for Adobe software products. [More]
NYTimes.com Goes Down, Saying It’s “Experiencing Technical Difficulties”
By 8.27.13
Since 2:24 today I’ve been trying to read an article about why I should bring my lunch to work on NYTimes.com but I can’t, and not because I suddenly lost the ability to read. Why? The New York Times Twitter says the site is experiencing “technical difficulties.” But a spokeswoman tells Jeff Bercovici at Forbes.com that: “Our initial assessment is that this is most likely the result of a malicious external attack,” she emails. “We are working to fix the problem.” [via Twitter and Forbes.com] [More]
Researchers Find Way To Sneak Malicious Apps Through iOS App Store
By 8.20.13
Considering Apple’s steely grip on the distribution of apps for iOS devices like the iPhone and iPad, it’s small wonder that only a very small number of malicious apps have slipped through the company’s screening process over the years. But researchers at Georgia Tech say they have figured out a way to create an app that looks fine when being vetted but can wreak havoc once it’s up and running. [More]
Manipulating Outbrain Service Allows Group To Hack Sites Of Washington Post, CNN, Time
By 8.15.13
It’s been a few months since we last heard from the Syrian Electronic Army, but the hackers appear to be back in full effect with a short takeover of the sites of the Washington Post, CNN and Time earlier today. You might remember those guys as the group behind hacks of The Onion and the Associated Press this past spring. [More]
If Your Smart Toilet Freaks Out, It Probably Isn’t Possessed; Just Hacked
By 8.5.13
UPDATE: A rep for Lixil, the company behind the toilet in question, tells Consumerist that American consumers need not worry about hacked toilets. “The Bluetooth technology is only available in Japan and does not apply to the INAX products sold in the U.S.A.,” says the rep in a statement. [More]
Ubisoft Warns Account Holders Of Security Breach Affecting Personal Information
By 7.2.13
If you’ve got an account with Ubisoft, you should probably change your password lickety-split to something super secure. The video game company announced today that an intruder gained illegal access to some of its online systems. While Ubisoft says it’s closed off the breach, data like email addresses, encrypted passwords and user names was accessed. [More]
Hacker Gets 41 Months In Prison For iPad Data Breach
By 3.18.13 — Updated: 3.19.13
Remember back in 2010, when some hackers discovered an exploit with AT&T’s system that allowed them to access and publish account information for around 114,000 iPad users? One of the fellas behind that breach was sentenced earlier today to 41 months behind bars. [More]
JPMorgan Chase Site Hit By Cyber Attack That Kept Some Users From Accessing Accounts
By 3.13.13
Banks are no strangers to cyber assaults on the sites customers use to access accounts, and it appears JPMorgan Chase was the most recent victim of such an attack yesterday. The bank said last night it was working to restore normal service after an unspecified amount of down time during the day. [More]
Has Your Phone Or Tablet Ever Been Hacked Or Hit With Malware? Tell Us About It
By 2.11.13
We’ve crossed the Rubicon and there’s no going back. Smartphones are not only here to stay, they’re being integrated into just about every possible aspect of a consumer’s daily life. But that consolidation and integration only increases the temptation for some crafty folks to hack these devices. [More]
Sprint Says Virgin Mobile Site Isn't Completely Insecure; Blogger Disagrees
By 9.19.12
Earlier this week, we told you about blogger Kevin Burke’s claims that the website for Virgin Mobile (a subsidiary of Sprint) is incredibly vulnerable to any hacker who could write a script to generate PINs. Since then, Sprint has told Consumerist that the site isn’t as much of an open door to hackers as it’s been made to be, while Burke claims that the phone folks are missing the point. [More]
Hackers Claim They Messed With BofA Website & NYSE Because Of Anti-Islam Movie
By 9.18.12
Like most of you, we’ve never seen — nor have any intention of ever seeing — this Innocence of Muslims movie. (Gawker claims to have the full-length script, if you’re more interested than we are.) Regardless, the short film that apparently mocks Islam is upsetting people around the world, some of whom claim to have launched denial of service attacks against Bank of America and the New York Stock Exchange. [More]
Blogger: Virgin Mobile Accounts Are Vulnerable To Hack; No One Seems To Care
By 9.17.12
A Virgin Mobile customer claims that it’s easy for hackers to access customers’ accounts via the wireless provider’s website — and not only is there nothing customers can do to defend themselves, the folks at the Virgin don’t really seem too concerned about it. [More]
App Publisher Claims Leaked iPhone IDs Came From Its Database, Not FBI
By 9.10.12
As you probably recall, hackers recently claimed to have swiped unique tracking information for iPhone and iPads via a laptop belonging to an FBI agent, leading many to wonder why the lawmen would have this information in the first place. The FBI quickly denied any ties to the information, and now a publishing company in Florida is saying that the hacked list actually belongs to it and not the feds. [More]
Hackers Claim FBI Has Tracking Information For 12 Million iPhones And iPads
By 9.4.12
Yesterday, while many of us were grilling various meats and dreading the inevitable return to work, hackers posted what they claim are 1 million unique identifiers for iPads and iPhones. According to the hackers, the source of this information is a significantly larger database held by the FBI. [More]
Best Buy: Hacker Attacks Are Increasing For Online Retailers
By 6.11.12
Several weeks ago, we told you how several Best Buy customers were complaining that someone out there was attempting to make bogus, phantom purchases through their BestBuy.com accounts. We wondered at the time if the retailer’s site had been a possible victim of someone cracking into its customer database, but Best Buy says these unfortunate incidents are the result of ramped-up efforts by scammers against BestBuy.com and other websites. [More]
