Life is Good - Information Breach

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The Boston retailer, Life is Good has notified its customers that their personal information was accessed by hackers.

The company today disclosed a security breach in which hackers accessed a database containing 9,250 customers’ credit card numbers. The company said no other personal information, such as social security or driver’s license numbers or dates of birth were included in the database and that all affected customers have been notified.

Source: The Boston Globe Thanks for the tip, John!

Written by MCruz on September 20th, 2006 with no comments.
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Berry College Student Data Lost

Officials at Berry College were notified late Monday afternoon that student information included on applications for need-based federal aid filed during the 2005-06 academic year has been misplaced by an external financial aid consultant.

This data, including student name, Social Security number and reported family income, involves 2,093 students or potential students who submitted a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to Berry in 2005-06. Of those, 1,322 are currently enrolled at the college.

More information about the data loss can be found on the school’s website.

Written by MCruz on September 20th, 2006 with no comments.
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