Adam Vidler reports: A former student has been charged over a series of cyber attacks on a Sydney university that affected hundreds of staff and students. Since 2021, Western Sydney University had suffered a series of cyber hacks involving unauthorised access, data exfiltration, system compromise and misuse of university infrastructure – including threatening the sale of student…
Year: 2025
Detaining Hackers Before the Crime? Tamil Nadu’s Supreme Court Approves Preventive Custody for Cyber Offenders
The 420.in reports: The Supreme Court recently upheld the Tamil Nadu government’s decision to invoke preventive detention laws against cybercriminals. Justices Sandeep Mehta and Joymalya Bagchi termed the move “a very welcome approach,” highlighting the urgent need to address the growing threat of online financial fraud through stronger, faster legal mechanisms. […] Preventive detention allows…
Potential Cyberattack Scrambles Columbia University Computer Systems
Sharon Otterman reports: A potential cyberattack continued for a second day to cause widespread computer system outages at Columbia University on Wednesday as the school’s engineers worked to investigate the problem and restore service. The attack, which began in the early morning hours on Tuesday, initially shut down all systems on the school’s Morningside campus…
222,000 customer records allegedly from Manhattan Parking Group leaked
Data allegedly from Manhattan Parking Group has been leaked on a hacking forum. The listing claims that the breach occurred this month (June 2025). The data fields include: Customer ID, First Name, Last Name, E-mail, Cell Phone Number, Order Number, Company Code, Garage, Date From, Time From, Date To, Time To, Vehicle Type, Options, Vehicle…
Breaches have consequences (sometimes) (1)
Connor Smith reports: Six months after a massive data breach that impacted students, families and school staff around the country – including each school district in Southeastern North Carolina – the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) has renewed part of its contract with the company at the center of the breach. On Monday,…
Kansas City Man Pleads Guilty for Hacking a Non-Profit
There’s an update to a case reported previously on this site. From the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Missouri: KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Mo., man has pleaded guilty for hacking into the computer system at an area nonprofit. Nicholas Michael Kloster, 32, admitted during his plea that he caused…