http://www.securitynewsdaily.com/2177-amd-data-breach.html
Chip Maker Advanced Micro Devices Hit by Data Breach
Microprocessor maker Advanced Micro Devices was hit by a data breach yesterday (Aug. 19) after a four-strong hacker group known as "r00tbeersec" hacked its site and posted login credentials for 189 users of AMD's official blog.
AMD's blog, which appeared to have been set up to use the famously hackable WordPress platform, currently displays a "temporarily unavailable" page "due to routine maintenance."
In an email to SecurityNewsDaily, an AMD spokesman confirmed the data breach.
Ironically, the "@r00tbeer_" Twitter user told SecurityNewsDaily that he used AMD's Radeon graphics cards to crack encrypted passwords.
If you're a WordPress user, avoid becoming the next victim by keeping your WordPress software patched, and by turning off or renaming the default "admin" account built into every WordPress blog.
http://www.securitynewsdaily.com/2179-philips-data-breach.html
Electronics Giant Philips Hit by Data-Dumping Hackers
The new hacker collective "r00tbeersec" has struck again — and this time, it matters.
More than 350 passwords, full names and email addresses belonging to Italian customers of the Dutch consumer electronics giant Philips were posted online today
The difference with today's breach was that the Philips customer passwords were in plain text, meaning anyone can now log into those Philips customer accounts — and any other online account where those users registered the same email address and password.