Hackers make off with TripAdvisor’s membership list

Hackers make off with TripAdvisor’s membership list. Travel site TripAdvisor warned subscribers to expect more spam following the theft of its member database. The travel review and information Web site said an unspecified vulnerability allowed miscreants to make off with a portion of its email database. TripAdvisor does not collect members’ credit card or financial information, and no passwords were obtained as a result of the breach. TripAdvisor has promised to tighten its security in the wake of the incident, which is under investigation internally. The U.S.-based Web site, which serves an international client base, has also reported the matter to police. No malware campaigns have been seen as a result of the TripAdvisor breach.  Source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/03/24/tripadvisor_email_database_breach/