WHID 2007-58: Internet Retailer Publisher Victim of Customer File Hack

Vertical Web Media, publisher of Internet Retailer magazine, suffered a security http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/17/gentoo_disconnects_vulnerable_se... and credit card information of readers had been stolen. The Irony is that Internet Retailed magazine is covering the risks of e-commerce.

While the actual technique used is not known, signs are that it was a web hack as it was done by a distributed network of bots all over the world and since the information stolen belonged to customers who paid online.

The information stolen includes names, addresses, e-mail addresses, phone numbers, credit card account numbers and card expiration dates. The number of records stolen is unknown.

Additional information:

• Internet Retailer Publisher Victim Of Customer File Hack [NBC.com, Sep 18 2007]