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Another day, another data breach…
Did you make a purchase from GameStop’s online store between mid-September 2016 and the first week of February 2017?
If so, there’s a chance your credit card information might have been stolen by hackers.
Online security firm KrebsOnSecurity has announced that GameStop has been informed about a possible credit card data breach and the company is currently investigating it and taking actions to prevent future breaches. [Read more…]
The security firm Avast has announced that they have found a serious security flaw connected to Target’s popular “Wish List” app.
As you might recall, over 40 million Target shoppers had their personal information compromised just a couple of years ago. And now your info could possibly be at risk yet again.
In a nutshell, the newly-discovered flaw makes it easy for hackers to download the full names, mailing addresses and email addresses of every user who has used Target’s app to create a Christmas Wish List. [Read more…]
Investment firm Scottrade has announced that hackers have breached a database containing the personal information of approximately 4.6 million of their clients.
The company is claiming that the affected clients’ social security numbers and various other sensitive types of information doesn’t appear to have been compromised even though that info is contained in the breached database. [Read more…]
Popular music service Spotify has announced that their servers have been breached by hackers, but they seem to believe that there is little for their users to worry about.
This attack is the latest in a spurt of hacks that have plagued a number of online services and brick and mortar retail chains in recent months. [Read more…]