Falling victim to digital maliciousness, HuskyDirect.com was hacked early
last week, leaving credit card numbers and other customer information up
for the hacker's grabs.
HuskyDirect.com is an official vendor of UConn sports goods that works in
cooperation with the UConn Co-op. The site has been taken down, citing on
its homepage that it is "undergoing crucial maintenance." The page is not
expected to be operational until Co-op officials have confidence the
vendor has fixed any problems that left the site vulnerable in the first
place. According to the HuskyDirect homepage, it will be at least "a few
days" before confidence is restored and the site is resurrected.
While it has been reported that only those who have made purchases through
HuskyDirect were affected (Co-op customers need not worry unless they
purchased goods from Huskydirect.com) the tally of victims is not slight.
UConn informed 18,000 online shoppers of the breach, and suggested they
make efforts to protect their information and, subsequently, themselves.
"To help guard against any fraudulent use of your personal information, we
are offering you credit monitoring services," an email issued to all
HuskyDirect customers read. "If you detect any suspicious activity on your
account, you should promptly notify the institution with which the account
is maintained and also contact your local law enforcement."
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