Friday, April 17, 2015

Hackers crack database merchants and steal password of 157,000 customers – Focus on News

Thursday, 16. April 2015 – 19:23 Update: 17-04-2015 15:14

The company manages online stores like harddisk.nl, dashcamstore and radiosjaak.nl. This report Security.nl on the site. That had been broken in the database became clear when reports came from customers who complained about spam email addresses that they only used if Mapp.nl.

The hackers exploited a vulnerability in the shop to see the usernames and passwords to gain possession. The passwords were admittedly a security, but that proved to be so weak that the criminals could crack easily.

Mapp says it has increased its security means. All affected customers have received an email stating that they must change their password. When customers use the password for other sites, it is important to also change it there.

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