Met let ur bloggers know that this site was hacked and information stolen. If anybody bought anything on this site check ur credit. One person had a $10000 credit card opened in their name.
DETAILS
Cybercriminals managed to bypass the security measures available for the website of Lime Crime cosmetics and infected the web server with malware that intercepted payment information from customers.
The company discovered the incident after cyber forensics specialists carried out an investigation. It was found that only credit card purchases were affected and that the data for customers relying on PayPal payment solution has not been impacted by the incident.
Malware lurked on the server for four months
It appears that the malware was planted on the server and carried out its nefarious activity between October 4, 2014 and February 15, 2015. Every transaction between this timeframe is believed to have been intercepted.
According to information from Lime Crime, the compromise was discovered on February 11, 2015.
The details the malware peeked into include names, address, website log-in credentials, payment card account numbers, card expiration date, and the CVV (card verification value) of the card (the three numbers on the back).
As per the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), merchants should not store the CVV codes on their infrastructure; they are required for card-not-present transactions as a way to verify that the buyer is in the possession of the physical card.
Company forces password reset on accounts
The measures taken by Lime Crime to solve the issue include taking the website offline for cleaning procedures and to prevent further theft of personal information. Moreover, the company switched to a different e-commerce platform that is certified to be PCI compliant.
Anyone making a purchase on the website in the aforementioned time interval should review the past credit and debit card accounts for unusual activity that may be indicative of a fraud attempt.
The company also used its Facebook and Twitter social media profiles to alert its clients of the incident.
In an abundance of caution, Lime Crime also forced a password reset on all customer accounts and advises users to rely on unique passwords for any online services they log into.
Identity protection service is being offered free of charge, for one year, by Lime Crime to the affected customers, who can call Experian credit bureau in the US to report fraudulent transactions on their cards.
The activation code for the service is included in the letter notifying them of the security incident.
[UPDATE, February 28]: :Lime Crime announced that the credit and debit card data of customers using PayPal to make a purchase has not been impacted.
However, their log-in credentials have been exposed during the incident. They have also been delivered a notification letter by the company.
To eliminate the risks, Lime Crimes has initiated a password reset procedure, urging users to rely on unique passwords for accessing online accounts.
I’ve been avoiding these type of breech’ by shopping on the internet using prepaid cards……load them up and shop, shop, shop.
yup…that and good ole Paypal!
Good mawnin yall.
Where is this company located and what does it Sell? never heard of it until now. The company name sounds Spookie. It said “make up purchase” were made, but it has a name called “Lime Crime”. something no sound to righted yah soo.
How long dem did ina biznez? cause some Company get started to just to fradulenlty gather consumer information for other purpose.
They sell lipsticks and liquid lip stains etc
It’s even better to shop online using ur Pay Pal account. ..wink* wink* u knw u the one who told me this.
Its rumor that she was the one taking ppl credit card info and selling it. She had no security platform on her site after it expired.. I myself got my money taken from my acct after purchasing some products from her site which my bank caught onto very quickly..If you go on her instagram page the ppl dem slaughtering her.. PPl kept complaining to her from Oct 2014 and she wouldnt do anything about it.. She would block them and delete the comments..
people should really reaecrh the background of lime crime the owner is a complete ass she had the audacity a few years back to threaten buyers with legal action because they gave the products bad reviews anyone with a computer can start a business and website this check is known for always being in her feelings yet customer still buy the products just take instagram pics…this young lady really needs to consult with a legal team on consumer rights better yet keep unnu money inna unnu pocket.
I was so wanting to buy her lipstick too