Pr0n Industry Frets Over Security Breach
Lisa Friedman writes on the LA Daily News:
A New Jersey company that helps run thousands of pornography Web sites acknowledged a major security breach Wednesday, sparking widespread concern in the adult-entertainment industry that consumers' personal data could be endangered.More here.
According to industry chat boards that have been buzzing about the problem, the violation so far appears to be limited to e-mail addresses, with an avalanche of spam e-mail hitting Web site customers' inboxes - including unique addresses created for joining specific porn sites.
John Albright, owner of the Too Much Media Corp., said in a statement Wednesday that no credit-card information was affected by the October incident.
Officials with both Visa and MasterCard said they were unaware Wednesday of any problems in connection with the company.
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posted by Fergie @ 12/27/2007 11:54:00 AM
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