A screen shot of the official Red Cross Twitter stream (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — A swarm of spam and phishing attacks have emerged via the Internet in an attempt to exploit users who are looking for information about last week’s devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Scammers are using different tactics, including posting messages or fake news related to trending topics on Twitter in an effort to dupe unsuspecting users into visiting malicious websites, These individuals will setup different fraudulent charities and sites that will try to steal the would-be victim’s financial information. Security websites are warning Internet users to stick to using reputable websites such as UNICEF, the Red Cross, and Doctors Without Borders when making donations to victims of the Japan disaster

Web Hosting News – LONDON – Digital forensics and incident response specialists, Foregenix today announced the launch of its independent information security training courses aimed at helping businesses to become PCI DSS compliant. Beginning in January 2011, Foregenix will offer a variety of courses aimed at both technical and non-technical members of staff.  The company will offer a one day overview course on PCI DSS for non-technical staff to gain a better understanding of what PCI DSS compliance is and what makes a successful compliance programme. In addition, Foregenix will offer longer, customised, more in-depth assessment training and planning workshops aimed at PCI DSS and technical administrators.

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A screenshot from the homepage of the new Cloud Jolt website (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — According to reports posted this week, recently launched web hosting provider Cloud Jolt ( www.cloudjolt.com ) is taking an uncommon approach to marketing its services by emphasizing involvement in charitable organizations, and helping customers to place their funds with charities.

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A screenshot of the letter sent to New Hampshire’s Attorney General (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — New York City bus tour company CitySights NY ( www.citysightsny.com ) announced earlier this month that a SQL injection attack on its web server compromised about 110,000 credit card numbers.  Although the breach happened on September 26, it was discovered a month later on October 25 when a web programmer noticed the unauthorized script.  The breach became public on December 9 when a letter sent to New Hampshire Attorney General Michael Delaney from CitySight’s parent company, Twin America, was posted online. Around 300 New Hampshire residents were among those affected by the attack.

A screenshot of the letter sent to New Hampshire’s Attorney General (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — New York City bus tour company CitySights NY ( www.citysightsny.com ) announced earlier this month that a SQL injection attack on its web server compromised about 110,000 credit card numbers.  Although the breach happened on September 26, it was discovered a month later on October 25 when a web programmer noticed the unauthorized script.  The breach became public on December 9 when a letter sent to New Hampshire Attorney General Michael Delaney from CitySight’s parent company, Twin America, was posted online. Around 300 New Hampshire residents were among those affected by the attack. In the letter, Twin America suggests the Payment Card Industry (PCI) guidelines for storing card data were not being met

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(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — According to a report published by Internet research organization Netcraft ( www.netcraft.com ) another attack against the credit card company by Anonymous, the nebulous association of internet users behind the “Operation: Payback” attacks managed to take its website offline Sunday. The first attack, which took place last Wednesday , succeeded in disrupting the performance of MasterCard’s payment processing systems, along with those of Visa and PayPal. Netcraft says consumers reported problems using credit cards online, and businesses reported a disruption in trade.