4,700 Credit Card Numbers Hacked From Oregon State University
- By Grey McKenzie
- Published 06/5/2008
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Cyber Security in every day business just isn't being treated as seriously as it should be.
It seems that we all tend to feel safe if nothing has ever happened to us.
The following excerpt is a perfect example of not paying attention to your cyber security procedures.
This, in my opinion would have been very simple to avoid with basic preventative measures like changing passwords on a regular basis.
Many times checking for a keylogger application on a regular basis will save thousands of dollars if not more in the long run.
Molly Blancett over at KVAL has this to say.
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Thieves struck gold, managing to steal 4,700 credit card numbers from the Oregon State University's Online Bookstore.
They tried different attacks and our Web site evidently had one vulnerability in it," said General Manager Steve Eckrich.
The security breach isn't sitting well with students. "I think it's pretty scary that it can get out there and other people can access your information," said student Sara Livesay.
Students said they checked their accounts to find out whether they were a victim of the attack.
"Everything is okay right now," said Lana Shindler.
The Web site has been shut down.
But bookstore officials said they are taking steps to ensure that the next time you type in your credit card numbers into their Web site, it won't get into the wrong hands.Full Story
It seems that we all tend to feel safe if nothing has ever happened to us.
The following excerpt is a perfect example of not paying attention to your cyber security procedures.
This, in my opinion would have been very simple to avoid with basic preventative measures like changing passwords on a regular basis.
Many times checking for a keylogger application on a regular basis will save thousands of dollars if not more in the long run.
Molly Blancett over at KVAL has this to say.
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Thieves struck gold, managing to steal 4,700 credit card numbers from the Oregon State University's Online Bookstore.
They tried different attacks and our Web site evidently had one vulnerability in it," said General Manager Steve Eckrich.
The security breach isn't sitting well with students. "I think it's pretty scary that it can get out there and other people can access your information," said student Sara Livesay.
The Web site has been shut down.
But bookstore officials said they are taking steps to ensure that the next time you type in your credit card numbers into their Web site, it won't get into the wrong hands.Full Story
