Credit and debit card information belonging to customers who did business at 51 UPS Store Inc. locations in 24 states this year may have been compromised as the result of an intrusion into the company's networks.
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In a statement Wednesday, UPS said it was recently notified by law enforcement officials about a "broad-based malware intrusion" of its systems.
A subsequent investigation by an IT security firm showed that attackers had installed previously unknown malware on systems in more than four-dozen stores to gain access to cardholder data. The affected stores represent about 1% of the 4,470 UPS Store locations around the country.
The intrusion may have exposed data on transactions conducted at the stores between Jan. 20 and Aug. 11, 2014. "For most locations, the period of exposure to this malware began after March 26, 2014," UPS said in a statement.
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Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Chrysler Recalls 1.4 Million Vehicles After Jeep Hacking Demo
Today, Fiat Chrysler recalled 1.4 million vehicles possibly affected by a vulnerability in the UConnect infotainment system that could allow attackers to hijack the vehicle's steering and braking. Car hacking researchers Chris Valasek and Charlie Miller demonstrated proof of concept in striking fashion, when they wirelessly took control of a 2014 Jeep Cherokee driven by Wiredreporter Andy Greenberg and brought it from 70 mph to a screeching halt.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is launching an investigation to determine the effectiveness of Fiat Chrysler's recall.
As Dark Reading's Kelly Jackson Higgins wrote yesterday in an interview with Valasek:
Miller and Valasek were able to control a 2014 Jeep Cherokee's steering, braking, high beams, turn signals, windshield wipers and fluid, and door locks, as well as reset the speedometer and tachometer, kill the engine, and disengage the transmission so the accelerator pedal failed.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is launching an investigation to determine the effectiveness of Fiat Chrysler's recall.
As Dark Reading's Kelly Jackson Higgins wrote yesterday in an interview with Valasek:
Miller and Valasek were able to control a 2014 Jeep Cherokee's steering, braking, high beams, turn signals, windshield wipers and fluid, and door locks, as well as reset the speedometer and tachometer, kill the engine, and disengage the transmission so the accelerator pedal failed.
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