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Security Breach Affects Nikon Magazine

Via BetaNews.

A security breach on the Web site of Nikon World magazine exposed the identities of 3,235 of its subscribers on Tuesday, the company said. For approximately nine hours, subscribers' addresses, contact details and credit card information were viewable by nine new subscribers to the magazine. According to the company, the issue occurred as a result of a system failure by a third-party vendor that has since been repaired.

Nikon World said it had contacted all those which had been affected by the breach, as well as the nine subscribers who were able to view the information. "The company is taking this incident very seriously as the privacy and protection of its subscribers is of utmost importance to Nikon, as is full disclosure," it said in a statement. Nikon said customers with questions on the breach should contact the company.

posted by Fergie @ 9/15/2006 12:48:00 PM