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A group called Nullcrew claims credit for the attack on third-party database
A group called Nullcrew claims credit for the attack on third-party database
White Lodging investigating reported security breach of Marriott hotel guests since March
– canadianbusiness.com
MERRILLVILLE, Ind. – A major hotel operator is investigating a reported breach of customer information.
A spokeswoman for Merrillville-based White Lodging told The (Munster) Times (http://bit.ly/1djDe9C ) in a statement Saturday that an investigation into the reported breach is underway. She provided no further details.
Cybersecurity blogger Brian Krebs first reported the breach Friday on his website krebsonsecurity.com. He says the breach involved credit and debit card information on thousands of guests at Marriott hotels since March 23, 2013.
Marriott International has issued a statement saying White Lodging “experienced unusual fraud patterns in connection with its systems that process credit card transactions.” Marriott says White Lodging is “in close contact with the banks and credit card companies.”
White Lodging manages 168 hotels under various brands in 21 states.
The post White Lodging investigating reported security breach of Marriott hotel guests since March appeared first on Canadian Business.
A spokeswoman for Merrillville-based White Lodging told The (Munster) Times (http://bit.ly/1djDe9C ) in a statement Saturday that an investigation into the reported breach is underway. She provided no further details.
Cybersecurity blogger Brian Krebs first reported the breach Friday on his website krebsonsecurity.com. He says the breach involved credit and debit card information on thousands of guests at Marriott hotels since March 23, 2013.
Marriott International has issued a statement saying White Lodging “experienced unusual fraud patterns in connection with its systems that process credit card transactions.” Marriott says White Lodging is “in close contact with the banks and credit card companies.”
White Lodging manages 168 hotels under various brands in 21 states.
The post White Lodging investigating reported security breach of Marriott hotel guests since March appeared first on Canadian Business.
Bell Canada hacked, passwords posted online
– canoe.ca
Bell Canada said Sunday that 22,421 user names and passwords and five credit card numbers of its small-business customers were posted online this weekend.
Bell small business customer information breached in hacking attack
– canadianbusiness.com
TORONTO – Bell Canada says 22,400 of its small business customers have had their account information compromised by hackers.
Bell says in a release the breach of usernames and passwords occurred when an Ottawa-based third-party supplier had its systems hacked. It says the information was posted to the Internet this weekend.
A hacking group calling itself Nullcrew is claiming credit for the attack, and tweeted a link to the data early Saturday.
Bell says five valid credit card numbers were included in the information dump.
The telecom giant says the affected account passwords have been frozen, and that it is contacting impacted customers and credit card companies.
Bell says its own systems were not hacked, and that its residential, mobility and enterprise customers are not affected.
The company says it is working with the unidentified third-party supplier along with “law enforcement and government security officials” to investigate the attack.
Twitter postings by the Nullcrew account suggest the supplier’s network may have been compromised nearly three weeks ago…
Bell says in a release the breach of usernames and passwords occurred when an Ottawa-based third-party supplier had its systems hacked. It says the information was posted to the Internet this weekend.
A hacking group calling itself Nullcrew is claiming credit for the attack, and tweeted a link to the data early Saturday.
Bell says five valid credit card numbers were included in the information dump.
The telecom giant says the affected account passwords have been frozen, and that it is contacting impacted customers and credit card companies.
Bell says its own systems were not hacked, and that its residential, mobility and enterprise customers are not affected.
The company says it is working with the unidentified third-party supplier along with “law enforcement and government security officials” to investigate the attack.
Twitter postings by the Nullcrew account suggest the supplier’s network may have been compromised nearly three weeks ago…
