Hacking on the increase this week

Hacking on the increase this week

by Carol Thompson Crayola, Twitter,  and YouTube  have been hit by hackers this week. Sunday, Crayola apologized to its Facebook followers after unknown hackers took control of its social media webpage and posted some off-color photos and links. Monday,...
Dropbox denies breach- claims cloud service wasn’t hacked

Dropbox denies breach- claims cloud service wasn’t hacked

by Carol Thompson Cloud storage service Dropbox denies it was hacked and claims that many of the usernames and passwords posted on a website weren’t those of Dropbox users. On Monday an anonymous hacker claimed to be in possession of seven million passwords to...
Kmart added to the list of data breaches

Kmart added to the list of data breaches

by Carol Thompson The list goes on. Sears Holding Corp. has announced a data breach at its Kmart stores that began in early September, according to the company’s SEC filing. “On October 9, Kmart’s Information Technology team detected Kmart’s payment...
Yet another data breach: This time Dairy Queen

Yet another data breach: This time Dairy Queen

by Carol Thompson Dairy Queen has announced a data breach adding the ice cream and fast food chain to the growing list of retailers hit by hackers. Dairy Queen announced that its payment systems were breached by hackers who possibly gained access to customer names,...
eBay seeks to dismiss data breach lawsuit

eBay seeks to dismiss data breach lawsuit

by Carol Thompson eBay, Inc. filed a motion Tuesday asking the Louisiana Federal Court to dismiss a proposed class action suit in relation to a data breach the online auction company reported earlier this year. eBay claims that plaintiff Collin Green does not have...