Hackers breach security vendor's defences

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http://www.itnews.com.au/News/255273,hackers-breach-security-vendors-defences.aspx

Hackers breach security vendor's defences
By Stuart Finlayson on Apr 21, 2011 2:19 PM

Ashampoo informs 14 million customers.

German software developer Ashampoo has informed its 14 million customers 
that hackers gained access to its customer database in an embarrassing 
security breach.

The breach stings particularly for Ashampoo because it offers security 
software as part of its product portfolio.

Ashampoo chief executive Rolf Hilchner emailed customers and posted a 
message on the software vendor.s website after discovering that hackers 
had gained access to one of its servers.

.Like many other companies, we are targeted by organisations of hackers 
that try to break into IT systems in order to steal data,. he said. 
.Unfortunately, one of our security systems fell victim to such an attack 
recently. An unauthorised access to one of our servers took place..

The company said billing information - including credit card and banking 
details . had not been compromised in the attack, as that data was stored 
on a separate system.

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