A hacker using the handle @AnonTitan has a few days ago release a dump of information from the Forensic Experts India forums and information site (https://forensicexperts.in). The main objective behind the formation of IFS INDIA is to standardize and enhance the professionalism of qualified forensic scientists from different field of expertise in forensic science and to bring them…
Month: January 2013
Patient data – and lives – at risk from security vulnerabilities
Hacks involving medical systems and databases scare me. The potential for malicious harm is huge. Despite the fact that we’ve known about the risks since the 1983 hack of Sloan-Kettering, and despite the fact that we received some troubling reminders recently with demonstrations involving pacemakers or insulin pumps, the healthcare sector still lags behind the…
Genesco may sue credit card companies over fines for 2010 data breach
In December 2010, Genesco, the parent company of United States Journeys, Journeys Kidz, Shi by Journeys, Johnston & Murphy, and Underground Station, disclosed its network had been compromised by malware and that it had first learned of the compromise from payment processors. Fast forward two years, and Genesco may be suing American Express, MasterCard and Visa for $15.6 million, according…
Internet Crime Complaint Center Offline, Game Over Claims Tango Down
The IC3 Internet Crime Complaint Center main website (ic3.gov) has been offline for a few hours now and has been claimed by Game Over. The announcement first came a few hours ago via twitter from the main Game Over account @ThisIsGame0ver > ic3.gov #TangoDown – They Don’t run the Internet. WE DO.#GameOver — Game Over (@ThisIsGame0ver)…
Full 40,000 Accounts leaked from WOMVegas
Five days ago i reported that a well known and used website womvegas.com has been breached and a small preview of accounts had been leaked. Well today, just now the hacker @irBreShiE who is apart of the collective Dark Web Goons announced the release of the full 40,000 accounts in the format of a csv…
Australian Government Domain Ownership Fail
Well its come to my attention that the AU government has failed to secure domain names before it releases a program once again. Today they announced the bCyberwise program and after a few quick checks it came to my attention they had not yet secured the .com or .com.au domain names. To make things a…