Hackers appear to have compromised the online payment platform of video game retailer GameStop, with the company announcing on Friday that it is investigating reports of data from payment cards used at GameStop.com showing up for sale online.
GameStop offered few details about the timing of the breach or how many customers it could potentially affect, but said that it is working with a security firm to investigate. Citing sources in the financial industry, security expert Brian Krebs said on Friday that the GameStop website was likely compromised by "intruders" between last September and the first week of February.
Related
- The 5 Worst Hacks and Breaches of 2016 and What They Mean for 2017The 5 Worst Hacks and Breaches of 2016 and What They Mean for 2017
In a blog post, Krebs wrote that "the compromised data is thought to include customer card number, expiration date, name, address and card verification value (CVV2), usually a 3-digit security code printed on the backs of credit cards." He noted that CVV2 codes are not typically stored by online payment processors, suggesting that the hackers were able to capture them before they were submitted to verify a payment.
"GameStop has and will continue to work non-stop to address this report and take appropriate measures to eradicate any issue that may be identified," the company said in a statement, and reminded customers that credit and debit card agreements typically limit cardholders' liability for unauthorized charges if they report them promptly.
Many breaches of online payment information have been reported in recent years, from tech firms like Acer, to Madison Square Garden, hotel chains, and the California Department of Motor Vehicles. In Acer's case, the company agreed to pay $115,000 in penalties after an investigation by the New York Attorney General's office revealed that sensitive customer information was unencrypted and easily accessible to unauthorized users.
Next up: Facebook, Google+ and Twitter.
The retailer will expand its non-gaming businesses following a major sales decline.
Sensitive customer information, including credit card details, was stored in plain text for months.
Plus, no more hunting for your checkbook!
Relax GameStop Investigates Breach of Customer Payment Data stories
Pornhub on Thursday officially switched to HTTPS, so visitors can now access the site over an encrypted channel. YouPorn will also soon be making the switch.
Congress just moved to let ISPs sell your personal data. Here's how to protect yourself.
Don't use your credit card to buy a designer baby stroller.
It's a 12-sided coin packed full of features to make it very difficult to counterfeit.
The leaked documents include user guides that show the CIA's efforts to install its surveillance code on Mac firmware.
Biometric security such as fingerprint scanning or facial recognition can't be changed, lip motion passwords are biometric authentication that can.
Rather than walk around a store, a drone will collect what you want and fly it across the store ready for collection.
With this new integration, you'll be able to use Alexa wherever you are to access thousands of skills, get answers to your pressing questions, and more — all with your voice.
The messaging services are renowned for their end-to-end encryption, which, in this case, also made them vulnerable to attacks.
Cloudflare says it patched a bug that could compromise user accounts at popular websites.
Vizio secretly collected viewing data from 11 million TVs, according to an FTC complaint.
The elite Amex "Black Card" gets you dates and (sometimes) unwanted attention. But those airline points may just be worth the drawbacks.
When is the last day you can order something online and get it before December 25? Here are the dates to know.
Companies are gearing up for the online shopping 'holiday.' Check out what we've dug up.
Is public Wi-Fi safe? Hell, no. But there are steps you can take.
Wi-Fi, access point, router, 802.11ac. Networking can be a pain! But it doesn't have to be if you know what you're doing. Then it's actually fun! This is where you start.
Finally ready to get off the grid? It's not quite as simple as it should be, but here are a few easy-to-follow steps that will point you in the right direction at the very least.
Volunteer 'Steam Explorers' will be tasked with sorting through the platform's catalog.
How you work is far more important than how much you work.
No. 3 was killing my business in 2016 and still has an effect in 2017.
If some of the rumors are true, Project Scorpio could be a next-generation console that's much more powerful than the Xbox One.
The Trump administration wants to expand electronic searches at the border. Congress wants to make sure Americans aren't swept up in those searches without a warrant.
What the mainland can learn from Hawaii’s electricity solutions.
You can now buy games directly from the Amazon-owned company mid-stream.
IT salaries increased last year. Did yours? Dig into this annual IT salary study to find out.
The proposal requires border agents obtain court permission before searching.
People like the idea of controlling their houses from afar, but aren't interested in pricey retrofits.
