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Salesforce.com Employee Conned By Phisher, Reveals Company Database

November 8th, 2007 · No Comments · Data Breaches, Phishing

As reported by Information Week: A Salesforce.com employee bit on the bait of a phisher, and now the Web-based CRM software provider is warning customers not to fall for the same cybercriminal tricks. On its Trust.Salesforce.com Web site this week, Salesforce.com posted a “letter about security” to customers alerting them to be cautious of “phishing [...]

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TJX Data Breach Affected 94 Million Customers, Possibly the Largest Data Breach in History

October 27th, 2007 · No Comments · Data Breaches

Consumer Affairs reports on details emerging: New information from a lawsuit against the TJX Corporation over its breach of customer information revealed that as many as 94 million Visa and Mastercard holders were exposed to hackers. The new number was nearly double the initial estimate of 46 million affected customers that TJX reported in early [...]

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Not Your Average Joe’s Restaurant Chain Reports Data Breach

October 24th, 2007 · No Comments · Data Breaches

According to The Boston Globe: Not Your Average Joe’s, a Massachusetts restaurant chain, said yesterday that thieves have stolen credit card data belonging to its customers. The Dartmouth-based chain estimated less than 3,500 of the 350,000 customers it served in August and September had their credit card information stolen. The 14-restaurant chain said it is [...]

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