Tag: identity theft
McDonalds customers exposed after security breach at mail provider
Data relating to customers of the McDonald’s fast food franchise has been leaked, after a failure of the security at the company which provides the email service to the firm. The data in question was gathered by McDonald’s from its website and was subsequently accessed illicitly by a third party, according to a statement from the company. The data included the names, addresses, contact numbers, genders and D.O.Bs of many …
Identity theft and card fraud reach epidemic levels
A survey has found that the majority of people who have lost money as the result of credit card fraud or identity theft blame the retailers and businesses that handle their details for the loss. 1000 London commuters were interviewed in an Infosecurity study, which found that 44 per cent of them had experienced some kind of monetary theft as a result of payment card data and personal information being …
