Last week a hacker using the handle @st0rmyw0rm breached a site named Lookitsme and leaked data from its database. Tonight when looking i noticed that the breached website lookitsme.co.uk was redirecting to an offline.html which had a link to the facebook page of the website. On the page it appears that the administrator has announced on the…
Month: June 2013
Off to PLSC, posting will resume Sunday
I’m heading out to the Privacy Law Scholar’s Conference for a few days, and giving myself a break from news gathering and posting until I get back. On Sunday, I should resume posting and updating the blog. Cheers!
Off to PLSC, posting will resume Sunday
I’m heading out to the Privacy Law Scholar’s Conference for a few days, and giving myself a break from news gathering and posting until I get back. On Sunday, I should resume posting and updating the blog. One year, hopefully, PLSC and the Patient Privacy Rights conference will not be opposite each other so that…
Bangladeshi Air force Recruitment Site hacked, Database leaked
The Bangladeshi Air force Recruitment (https://www.joinbangladeshairforce.mil.bd) has been in our headlines before, but for the wrong reasons as the then leak was proven as fake. How ever i have been alerted to a leak that was posted to pastebin on Jun 3rd 2013 that comes from its servers and this time it appears to be in…
Linh Crystal Breached, 7,000+ Account Credentials Leaked by @JM511
A hacker using the handle @JM511 who is well known for their data leaks has leaked a dump of data from the Linh Crystal website (https://linhcrystal.com/). The website, which is currently offline appears to be a blog/forum based system which is running on a social community script name phpfox. The breach was announced over twitter some…
FDIC: 2011 FIS Breach Worse Than Reported
More fascinating reporting by Brian Krebs: A 2011 hacker break-in at banking industry behemoth Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) was far more extensive and serious than the company disclosed in public reports, banking regulators warned FIS customers last month. The disclosure highlights a shocking lack of basic security protections throughout one of the nation’s largest…