[Dataloss] Art dot com's website hacked

[Henry Brown]

http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7008975169

Art.com's Website Hacked; Customers Alerted Of Possible Identity Theft

October 28, 2007 11:08 a.m. EST

Harriette Cecilio - AHN News Writer

Emeryville, CA (AHN) - An online retailer of posters, prints and framed 
art on Saturday alerted customers that hackers had gotten into website 
to access credit card accounts. But the company offered assurances that 
it has beefed up security to avoid future attacks.

Art.com, which operates websites including Art.com and Allposters.com, 
said it is investigating the intrusion and asked its clientele to be 
more vigilant.

The Art.com chief said the cyberspace criminals gained systems entry 
despite "multiple security layers" and accessed some credit card 
transaction from July to September.

"To date, the company is unaware of any unauthorized use of those credit 
card numbers or any attempted identity theft related to the intrusion," 
a company statement said.