Archive for June, 2009

Batteries.com Data Breach

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

Data Loss Source: Batteries.com, an online seller of batteries for consumer electronics reported a data breach to the New Hampshire Department of Justice. The company said it was caused by a hacked server.
Date of Breach: March 2009
Size of Loss : 865
Affected Individuals: New Hampshire residents
Geographic Focus: New Hampshire
Data contained: The hackers stole names, addresses and credit card information from the Batteries.com server, the company said.
Additional Notes: Customer notifications of the data breach went out in mid-May, the company said.
Additional Information: Computerworld.com

Shell Customers at Risk of Identity Theft

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

Data Loss Source: Oil giant Shell is warning customers in New Zealand and Australia about potential security risks after their information was exposed in a Web site attack
Date of Breach: March 19, 2009
Size of Loss : 5,900
Affected Individuals: Shell customers
Geographic Focus: New Zealand and Australia
Data contained: Personal information
Additional Notes: Personal information was exposed after someone broke into a Web site that housed credit applications for Shell fuel cards.
Additional Information: The Tech Herald