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More than 800,000 accounts compromised in MacRumors Forums breach

More than 800,000 accounts compromised in MacRumors Forums breach | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it
About 860,000 members who post on the forums of popular Apple news website MacRumors are being asked to change their passwords after accounts were compromised in a hack.

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Data breaches in higher education

Data breaches in higher education | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it

TeamSHATTER reports on data breaches in the higher education vertical throughout the United States.

The past year has seen a substantial uptick in the amount of total records breached. In 2012, there was a dramatic increase in the total number of reported records affected (1,977,412), but a relatively low amount of institutions (51) that reported breaches.

 

In fact, the past year has seen the most reported compromised records in the higher education sector since 2006, based on data since tracking began in 2005.


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Gust MEES's curator insight, March 18, 2013 12:29 PM

 

The past year has seen a substantial uptick in the amount of total records breached. In 2012, there was a dramatic increase in the total number of reported records affected (1,977,412), but a relatively low amount of institutions (51) that reported breaches.

 

In fact, the past year has seen the most reported compromised records in the higher education sector since 2006, based on data since tracking began in 2005.

 

Check also:

 

http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet?tag=Universities

 

http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet?tag=DATA-BREACHES

 

 

Gust MEES's curator insight, March 18, 2013 12:35 PM

 

The past year has seen a substantial uptick in the amount of total records breached. In 2012, there was a dramatic increase in the total number of reported records affected (1,977,412), but a relatively low amount of institutions (51) that reported breaches.

 

In fact, the past year has seen the most reported compromised records in the higher education sector since 2006, based on data since tracking began in 2005.

 

Check also:

 

http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet?tag=Universities

 

http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet?tag=DATA-BREACHES

 

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#University of Michigan's Union Ticket Office hacked ===> 33k data!!!

#University of Michigan's Union Ticket Office hacked ===> 33k data!!! | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it
Hackers accessed the credit card information of tens of thousands customers of the University of Michigans Union Ticket Office, the latest organization that has fallen victim to a breach affecting a thirdparty vendor.

 

Hackers accessed the credit card information of tens of thousands customers of the University of Michigan's Union Ticket Office, the latest organization that has fallen victim to a breach affecting a third-party vendor.

How many victims? More than 33,000.

What type of personal information? Names, street addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, credit card numbers and expiration dates. 

What happened? 

 

The database supplied by third-party ticketing solution provider Vendini was compromised by hackers who may have stolen the personal information of any U of M customer in the last two years.

 

What was the response? University officials have contacted all individuals affected by the breach.

Details: How the hackers were able to compromise the Vendini systems is currently unknown. According toa statement released by the company, the stolen information does not include credit card security access codes, account user names or passwords.


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Gust MEES's curator insight, June 17, 2013 4:46 PM

 

Hackers accessed the credit card information of tens of thousands customers of the University of Michigan's Union Ticket Office, the latest organization that has fallen victim to a breach affecting a third-party vendor.

How many victims? More than 33,000.

What type of personal information? Names, street addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, credit card numbers and expiration dates. 

What happened? The database supplied by third-party ticketing solution provider Vendini was compromised by hackers who may have stolen the personal information of any U of M customer in the last two years.

 

What was the response? University officials have contacted all individuals affected by the breach.

Details: How the hackers were able to compromise the Vendini systems is currently unknown. According to a statement released by the company, the stolen information does not include credit card security access codes, account user names or passwords.

 

Learn more:

 

http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?tag=DATA-BREACHES

 

http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?tag=Universities

 

 

 

Gust MEES's curator insight, June 17, 2013 4:50 PM

 

Hackers accessed the credit card information of tens of thousands customers of the University of Michigan's Union Ticket Office, the latest organization that has fallen victim to a breach affecting a third-party vendor.

How many victims? More than 33,000.

What type of personal information? Names, street addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, credit card numbers and expiration dates. 

What happened? The database supplied by third-party ticketing solution provider Vendini was compromised by hackers who may have stolen the personal information of any U of M customer in the last two years.

 

What was the response? University officials have contacted all individuals affected by the breach.

Details: How the hackers were able to compromise the Vendini systems is currently unknown. According to a statement released by the company, the stolen information does not include credit card security access codes, account user names or passwords.

 

Learn more:

 

http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?tag=DATA-BREACHES

 

http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?tag=Universities