Extortion, privacy concerns make e-tailers take notice
With ever-increasing Internet use come online security and privacy issues, evident in breaches at CD Universe and others, prompting e-tailers, privacy advocates and government officials to take preventive actions.
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With ever-increasing Internet use comes a bevy of online security and privacy issues, evident in breaches at online music retailer CD Universe and others, prompting many e-tailers, privacy advocates and government officials to take preventive actions. "We have a new economy that is dependent on information technology. We have to protect this economy." - William Daley, Commerce Department secretary |
| FBI probes extortion case at CD store update Taking advantage of an apparent security breach in CD Universe's database, a hacker posts links to potentially thousands of customer names, addresses and credit card numbers after purportedly failing to extort money from the online music store.
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