Christopher Miller reports: KYIV — Dressed in a black sweater and equally nondescript turtleneck, with wisps of raven hair corkscrewing from under a black baseball cap, the lanky Ukrainian introduces himself in accented English as “Sean.” Sean Townsend is his chosen pseudonym on Facebook, complemented by images of the notorious Guy Fawkes mask of hacker…
Month: November 2016
Bradley Foundation hacked to expose contribution to Clinton campaign??
Update and Correction: The Bradley Foundation told local news in Wisconsin that the contribution letter is a fake, a possibility that had previously been raised by an alert commenter (see comments below post). The foundation had not responded to an inquiry from DataBreaches.net prior to publication asking them if they had any comment or statement on…
City of El Paso duped out of $3.3 million in phishing scam
Brenda De Anda-Swann reports: The City was “duped” and “robbed” of millions of dollars intended for the streetcar project, a source with knowledge of the investigation told ABC-7. During a news conference Wednesday afternoon, city officials revealed a person or group pretending to be a vendor scammed the city out of about $3 million by…
Coloradan Apologizes After 1.9 Million Photobucket Accounts Hacked
Rick Salinger reports: A 29 month prison sentence was handed down on Tuesday to a Colorado man who pleaded guilty to charges involving a massive photo hacking scheme. Brandon Bourret, of Colorado Springs, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit computer fraud. The FBI tracked Bourret and a colleague down after a total of 1.9 million…
Arizona man arrested for hacking email accounts at universities
Nate Raymond reports: An Arizona man was arrested on Wednesday on charges that he hacked into over 1,000 email accounts for students and others at two universities and tried to do the same at 75 other higher-education institutions throughout the country. Jonathan Powell, a 29-year-old Phoenix resident, was arrested based on a criminal complaint filed…
UK: Vicarious liability for data security breaches by employees
James Hyde writes: Précis Axon v Ministry of Defence and News Group Newspapers Ltd [2016] EWHC 787 (QB) The High Court dismissed a claim for misuse of private information and breach of confidence brought by a former Commanding Officer of a Royal Navy frigate, against the Ministry of Defence where a fellow employee disclosed confidential…