Hey kids, if you happen to be one of the many thousands of registered smut lovers whose sites of choice use Too Much Media's NATS system (no, we don't really know what it is either), we've got some bad news: you can expect a shit-ton more ads for "CI4LIS" in the new year.
A New Jersey company that helps run thousands of pornography Web sites acknowledged a major security breach Wednesday, sparking widespread concern in the adult-entertainment industry that consumers' personal data could be endangered.
According to industry chat boards that have been buzzing about the problem, the violation so far appears to be limited to e-mail addresses, with an avalanche of spam e-mail hitting Web site customers' inboxes - including unique addresses created for joining specific porn sites.
John Albright, owner of the Too Much Media Corp., said in a statement Wednesday that no credit-card information was affected by the October incident.
By one estimate, TMM's NATS system is used by up to 35% of the porn sites out there, which is no small share. If you think you're affected, we found some good guidelines of what to do at In Corruption We Trust, but we're not exactly experts in internet security here -- we're still waiting to hear back from some new business associates in Nigeria -- so use at your own risk.