Forever 21 Warns Shoppers of Payment Card Breach at Some Stores

Another day, another data breach. This time a fast-fashion retailer has fallen victim to payment card breach.

American clothes retailer Forever 21 announced on Tuesday that the company had suffered a security breach that allowed unknown hackers to gai… Continue reading Forever 21 Warns Shoppers of Payment Card Breach at Some Stores

Hyatt Hotels hit with credit card breach in 11 Countries

Hyatt Hotels Corporation is warning customers that hackers gained access to payment card information at 41 hotels managed by the company in 11 countries. This is the second credit card breach suffered by the company in the past two years. The new incid… Continue reading Hyatt Hotels hit with credit card breach in 11 Countries

Whoops, Turns Out 2.5 Million More Americans Were Affected By Equifax Breach

Equifax data breach was bigger than initially reported, exposing highly sensitive information of more Americans than previously revealed.

Credit rating agency Equifax says an additional 2.5 million U.S. consumers were also impacted by the massive data… Continue reading Whoops, Turns Out 2.5 Million More Americans Were Affected By Equifax Breach

Equifax Data Breach: Steps You should Take to Protect Yourself

Equifax has suffered one of the largest data breaches in history that has left highly sensitive data of as many as 143 million people—that’s nearly half of the US population—in the hands of hackers.

Based on the company’s investigation, some unknown hackers managed to exploit a security flaw on the Equifax website and gained unauthorized access to certain files between mid-May and July 2017.

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Credit Card Breach at Buckle Stores

The Buckle Inc., a clothier that operates more than 450 stores in 44 U.S. states, disclosed Friday that its retail locations were hit by malicious software designed to steal customer credit card data. The disclosure came hours after KrebsOnSecurity contacted the company regarding reports from sources in the financial sector about a possible breach at the retailer. Continue reading Credit Card Breach at Buckle Stores

Hackers Steal Payment Card Data From Over 1,150 InterContinental Hotels

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is notifying its customers that credit card numbers and other sensitive information may have been stolen after it found malware on payment card systems at 1,174 franchise hotels in the United States.

It’s the second… Continue reading Hackers Steal Payment Card Data From Over 1,150 InterContinental Hotels

Over 1000 Wendy’s Restaurants Hit by Credit Card Hackers

The Popular fast-food restaurant chain Wendy’s on Thursday admitted that a massive cyber attack had hit more than 1,000 of its restaurants across the country.

The burger chain did not speculate how many people may have been affected, though it did co… Continue reading Over 1000 Wendy’s Restaurants Hit by Credit Card Hackers