Hedley Thomas reports: An independent new probe will investigate whether unlawful privacy breaches at the Queensland University of Technology led to the personal data of students in a racial hatred case being obtained by the lawyers for their accuser during her $250,000 damages claim. QUT has asked external IT experts to examine computer and back-up…
Month: December 2016
Former Cardinals scouting director sentenced to 46 months in prison for hacking Astros
Juan A. Lozano of AP reports: A federal judge sentenced the former scouting director of the St. Louis Cardinals to nearly four years in prison Monday for hacking the Houston Astros’ player personnel database and email system in an unusual case of high-tech cheating involving two Major League Baseball clubs. Christopher Correa had pleaded guilty…
New World Hackers group revealed as college students: sources
Some great reporting by Zack Whittaker the other day, pretty much outing the members of New World Hackers: How many hackers does it take to bring down one of the world’s largest websites? Turns out, only three — and two of them are still in college. Several sources have told ZDNet that despite claiming to…
Oregon Department of Education risked breach of private student data, audits find
Betsy Hammond reports: Two separate audits found the Oregon Department of Education didn’t do enough to ensure that its huge cache of data on more than 600,000 students remains private. Hundreds of people in school districts and in state government have access to some or all of that data. That means keeping it safe is…
New Kit, Same Player: Top 10 Vulnerabilities Used by Exploit Kits in 2016
From Recorded Future: Key Takeaways Adobe Flash Player provided six of the top 10 vulnerabilities used by exploit kits in 2016. Since our 2015 ranking, Flash Player’s popularity with cyber criminals remains after increased Adobe security issue mitigation efforts. Vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, Windows, and Silverlight rounded out the top 10 vulnerabilities used by…
Zitius apologises for consumer data leak
Seen on Telecompaper: Telia Company subsidiary Zitius Service Delivery has apologised after a list of other operators’ broadband customers’ personal details was accidentally sent to a handful of its service suppliers. It said the customers affected came from a limited geographic area, and that the accidental recipients are reputable and professional operators. Zitius recognised that…