Geeks.com Hacked

By Digital Trends Staff January 7, 2008

Geeks.com Hacked It had to be a supremely embarrassing moment for Geeks.com, the site that sells tech gear online. Certified hacker safe by McAfee’s Scan Alert, the company last week admitted that it has been hacked, according to a story on Information Week. In a letter posted on the Consumerist, Jerry L. Harken, head of security for the firm’s parent company, Genica, said, "Genica dba Geeks.com (‘Genica’) recently discovered onDecember 5, 2007 that customer information, including Visa credit card information, may have been compromised. In particular, it is possible that an unauthorized person may be in possession of yourname, address, telephone number, e-mail address, credit card number, expiration date, and card verification number. We are still investigating the details of this incident, but it appears that anunauthorized individual may have accessed this information by hacking our e-commerce Web site." The company has reported the issue, and has set up help lines for customers who might havebeen affected. McAfee asserts that its hacker safe certification doesn’t always equate to 100% safe.

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