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Biggest ever Web credit card theft?

US online mega-retailer Egghead.com admitted Friday it had been hacked, in what could be the... Read more

22 December, 2000 by Graeme Wearden

Shortage: Palms hard to come by

...s own Web store as well as other online resellers, such as Egghead.com. Brick and mortar retailers face similar problems. These backlogs are estimated... Read more

24 May, 2000 by John G.Spooner

Egghead.com claims hack escape

US e-tailer Egghead.com claimed Monday that no credit card details had been stolen in... Read more

8 January, 2001 by Graeme Wearden

Amazon re-launches egghead.com

...Amazon.com has breathed new life into battered computer and software site egghead.com. In November, Amazon acquired the assets of the company for $6... Read more

19 December, 2001 by Kate Hanaghan

Amazon.com puts Egghead.com back together again

...eggscellent idea... Amazon.com is planning a relaunch for PC e-tailer Egghead.com after it bought the beleaguered retailer's assets in a bankruptcy... Read more

5 December, 2001 by Lynne Hardy

In brief: Egghead.com posts $5.5m loss

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3 August, 1998 by John Oates

Law enforcement losing the war on cybercrime

Hackers are increasingly getting away with attacks on e-commerce companies, as the law struggles to keep up with the pace of the criminals Read more

14 May, 2002 by Greg Sandoval

Yahoo! updates privacy policy

...a merger or acquisition. Last summer, Fry's Electronics' proposed acquisition of Egghead.com hit a stumbling block because of this privacy barrier. Fry's... Read more

28 March, 2002 by Jim Hu

Online blackmailer leaks hacked data

...such as Amazon.com-owned book service Bibliofind.com, Creditcards.com and Egghead.com, which recently filed for bankruptcy protection, have seen their sites broken... Read more

12 October, 2001 by Greg Sandoval

Amazon subsidiary admits security breach

...personal information of up to 51,000 customers. Meanwhile, a breach at Egghead.com in December potentially exposed all of its 3.7 million customer... Read more

6 March, 2001 by Troy Wolverton

Travelocity exposes customer information

...series of online break-ins recently. Last month, a hacker broke into Egghead.com, potentially exposing its 3.7 million customer accounts. Weeks later, the... Read more

23 January, 2001 by Troy Wolverton

Study: More anti-fraud measures needed

...tied to the financial services industry. Last month, a hacker broke into Egghead.com's customer database, potentially exposing more than three million credit cards... Read more

22 January, 2001 by Troy Wolverton

They know where you're shopping Pt II

...information needed to do their job. Sometimes that includes your personal information." Egghead.com doesn't indicate it may send your information to a third... Read more

4 August, 2000 by Bob Sullivan

First half review: Rambus rules, Egghead scrambled

Rambus shares surged in the first half, as Egghead is left looking less than brainy Read more

10 July, 2000 by Larry Barrett

The Day Ahead: Value America board members throw cash into the pit

...with new financing arrangements in the guise of a "vote of confidence." Egghead.com, CDNow, Peapod.com and Drkoop.com have received -- or are expected... Read more

11 May, 2000 by Larry Dignan

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