Hiawatha Bray reports: Personal information from nearly one out of three Massachusetts residents, from names and addresses to medical histories, has been compromised through data theft or loss since the beginning of 2010, according to statistics released yesterday by the office of Attorney General Martha Coakley. […] The attorney general’s office has received 1,166 data…
Month: September 2011
Romanian hacker gets suspended sentence for cyber theft
A Romanian hacker, Montanu Dan Vladimir, 26, from Msida, has been caught using his neighbour Pierre Mastrolani unlocked wireless connection and stolen credit card details which he obtained from Pierre’s own computer because he had saved them on there. Mr Vladimir bought a pair of Dolce and Gabbana shoes, flip flops and swimming shorts totalling €480 and had…
NC: Agency: Missing Surry documents have been found (updated)
Richard Craver reports: The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday that the Surry County Department of Social Services has found a box of client reports that had been thought to be lost. Earlier in the day, the state agency had said the missing July reports appeared to have been lost in the…
WARNING!!! Massive dump of email accounts
Yet another dump of emails and passwords have made its way on to pastebin. Not sure how fresh these are or where they have come from but either way its worth a check to be sure your account has not been compromised. The list contains emails, and clear text passwords and there is about 3500+…
Feds: Wi-Fi hacking burglars targeted dozens of Seattle-area businesses (updated)
Levi Pulkkinen reports: A federal grand jury has indicted three Seattle men accused of hacking the wireless networks of more than a dozen businesses to steal money and employees’ personal information. Also claiming the trio was behind 41 burglaries, federal prosecutors contend Joshuah A. Witt, Brad E. Lowe and John E. Griffin used the fruits…
MD: X-Ray Films Stolen From Good Samaritan Hospital
Not the first time we’ve seen a breach like this and likely, it won’t be the last: Barrels of X-ray film set to be destroyed were stolen from Good Samaritan Hospital in Baltimore by a man posing as a vendor employee, police said. According to a Baltimore City police report, officers were called to the…