Roses Only "May Have Been Hacked"

The Australian online florist RosesOnly.com.au may have had its site hacked by cyber criminals who used customer credit cards to make a string of purchases in South East Asia.

The NSW State Crime Command Fraud Squad has established StrikeForce Parkview to investigate the possible breach of the Roses Only database of credit cards and customer numbers.

A statement from the online retailer assured customers they would not be held responsible for unauthorised purchases on their credit cards. Further, RosesOnly informed customers that measures were implemented to stop this kind of thing from occurring again.

"We moved quickly to address the situation and engaged a leading international technology security firm to enhance the security of our system," the statement said.

The alleged hack comes only months after the Australian website of AAMI was defaced by Turkish hackers in July.