Credit Card Numbers Stolen from Japan Foundation LA
Written by Jeshii on 2010.09.21 – 05:30 -
Crap. Looks like the Japan Foundation, Los Angeles got hacked recently. From an email set to JLPT registrants:
To all 2009 and 2010 JLPT registrants:
We are sending this message because the Japan Foundation, Los Angeles’ web and mail servers were unlawfully attacked. There is a possibility that your personal information including credit card number and date of birth were stolen.
The Japan Foundation and our web developer, Hampstead USA, are closely investigating this case right now. In the meanwhile, we recommend that you contact your credit card company immediately to inform them of this case and follow their suggestions in order to prevent any fraudulent charges on your credit card.
We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause.
So call your bank folks. I’m personally having trouble remembering which card I put it on.
If you are trying to register for this year’s test, their website says the following:
Important Message from the Japan Foundation, Los Angeles
Our website is temporarily unavailable. The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles, is working together with our Web Developer, Hampstead USA, to quickly restore access to our website. We understand that this is a critical time during the year, especially for those trying to register for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test and we sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.Please check back later, thank you.
Let’s hope it gets fixed by the deadline. However, this makes me not want to give them my credit card number again. What are they doing keeping the credit card numbers on the webserver anyway?
I may have failed last year’s test (1級 >ω<;), but looks like they fail at web security.
Tags: credit cards, crime, hacking, Japan Foundation, Japanese, Japanese language, Japanese language proficiency test, jlpt, Los Angeles, nihongo nouryoku shiken, 日本語, 日本語能力試験
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