fringe: Elance Security Breach

[security curmudgeon <jericho () attrition org>]

http://scrawlbug.com/2009/07/16/elance-security-breach/


Elance Security Breach
2009 July 16
by spikethelobster

exclaimJust a quick post with a warning from Elance. I received an email 
from their customer service folks at an ungodly hour this morning, that 
states (if I were to paraphrase) that the site has been hacked or attacked 
in some way.

The email covers the basics, but doesnt include very much detail of 
exactly what happened. It read as follows:

It has recently come to our attention that certain Elance user information 
was accessed without authorization, including potentially yours. The data 
accessed was contact information  specifically name, email address, 
telephone number, city location and Elance username. This incident did not 
involve any credit card, bank account, social security or tax ID numbers.

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