[Dataloss] Hacker swipes PortTix data
lyger
lyger at attrition.org
Sat Aug 26 10:58:54 EDT 2006
Courtesy PogoWasRight.org
http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/news/local/060826tickethack.shtml
Credit card information for about 2,000 people who ordered tickets online
through PortTix, Merrill Auditorium's ticketing agency, was stolen this
week when someone hacked into the PortTix Web site.
The breach was discovered Wednesday after someone called to report the
possibility that the information was compromised, said Janice Bailey,
PortTix executive director.
She declined to reveal the caller's identity. Bailey said the Web site was
secured immediately and an outside audit was performed to make sure the
site could not be breached again. Portland police are investigating the
breach, she said.
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