Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Ebay Hacked!!!!!

The online auction and sales giant eBay posted a message Wednesday morning saying that it had been hacked, urging all of its members to change their passwords. Ebay said that a database with information and passwords has been breached. No financial data or credit card information has been accessed because that information was stored separate. UNLIKE TARGET. Ebay says that no unauthorized transactions have been made YET but encourages all users to change their passwords. 
eBay Hacked, Urges All Members to Change Passwords Immediately


https://www.yahoo.com/tech/ebay-hacked-urges-all-members-to-change-passwords-86405258249.html


Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Turkish Mine Accident

A power transformer blew up Tuesday during shift change at the mine in the western Turkish city of Soma, sparking a choking fire deep inside. 274 miners are known to be dead mostly due to carbon monoxide poisoning. The death toll is still growing. Authorities worked to pump in good air into the mine, so they could get in. However, sending in oxygen likely would "increase the likelihood that the fire would grow and continue to put those miners at risk." A series of unfortunate events for Soma, Turkey. 

http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/14/world/europe/turkey-mine-accident/

Monday, May 5, 2014

Target Removes CEO

Gregg Steinhafel, 59, had been Target's CEO since 2008. Board of executives decided that it is now time for new leadership for the company. He was removed from his position as CEO on Monday in the wake of the devastating data breach that hurt Target's number three spot in US's top retailers list. The Minneapolis-based company named Chief Financial Officer John Mulligan as interim chief executive, and Roxanne Austin, a member of Target's board of directors, as interim non-executive chair of the board. Following the replacement, the company will spend multi-billion dollars expanding into Canada. 
Target President and CEO Gregg Steinhafel speaks during an event announcing a holiday collection that partners Target and Neiman Marcus in New York, October 16, 2012 file photo. REUTERS/Keith Bedford