Geeks.com warns customers of possible data compromise despite security certification

["Mike Cokenour" <mike () cokenour com>]

January 07, 2008 (Computerworld) -- Just because a Web site has a certification claiming that it is virtually 
hackproof, that doesn't necessarily mean it's immune to all intrusions.

A case in point is Geeks.com, which on Friday began notifying an unspecified number of customers that their personal 
and financial data may have been compromised by an intrusion into the systems that run the online technology retailer's 
Web site. Geeks.com, whose formal business name is Genica Corp., said in a letter to customers that it discovered the 
security breach on Dec. 5.

The compromised information included the names, addresses, telephone numbers and Visa credit card numbers of an 
unspecified number of customers who had shopped at Geeks.com, according to a copy of the letter that was posted on The 
Consumerist blog (http://consumerist.com/341408/geekscom-website-hacked-customer-data-stolen).


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