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Hackers steal Co-op patrons' personal information
2011-01-31 07:12

http://www.dailycampus.com/news/hackers-steal-co-op-patrons-personal-information-1.1949423 By John Sherman The Daily Campus January 30, 2011 Falling victim to digital maliciousness, HuskyDirect.com was hacked early last week, leaving credit card numbers and other customer information up for the hacker's grabs. HuskyDirect.com is an official vendor of UConn sports goods that works in cooperation with the UConn Co-op. The site has been taken down, citing on its homepage that it is "undergoing crucial maintenance." The page is not expected to be operational until Co-op officials have confidence the vendor has fixed any problems that left the site vulnerable in the first place. According to the HuskyDirect homepage, it will be at least "a few days" before confidence is restored and the site is resurrected. While it has been reported that only those who have made purchases through HuskyDirect were affected (Co-op customers need not worry unless they purchased goods from Huskydirect.com) the tally of victims is not slight. UConn informed 18,000 online shoppers of the breach, and suggested they make efforts to protect their information and, subsequently, themselves. "To help guard against any fraudulent use of your personal information, we are offering you credit monitoring services," an email issued to all HuskyDirect customers read. "If you detect any suspicious activity on your account, you should promptly notify the institution with which the account is maintained and also contact your local law enforcement." [...] ___________________________________________________________ Tegatai Managed Colocation: Four Provider Blended Tier-1 Bandwidth, Fortinet Universal Threat Management, Natural Disaster Avoidance, Always-On Power Delivery Network, Cisco Switches, SAS 70 Type II Datacenter. Find peace of mind, Defend your Critical Infrastructure. http://www.tegataiphoenix.com/


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