When the owner of Breached.vc was arrested in March, people expected to see Conor Fitzpatrick’s BreachForums site seized by authorities. Somewhat surprisingly, it wasn’t, and Baphomet, the forum’s administrator, was able to post messages on the site explaining what was going on and that he was taking the site down for fear it had been…
Author: Dissent
Confused about the drama with the new BreachForums? Reading this will either help you or make your head spin.
[Please see corrections at end of post.] Over the past week, DataBreaches has been contacted by a few journalists who have been somewhat understandably confused about the situation with the original BreachForums and a new forum calling itself BreachForums. And from reading news reports this week, I see that some journalists are making errors, so…
Stephen F. Austin State University students grow anxious about falling behind as school reels from cyberattack last week
Kate McGee reports: More than a week after Stephen F. Austin State University was hit with a cyberattack, leaders at the public university in the East Texas Pineywoods are still working to fully restore email and other online services for the 11,600-student campus. University spokesperson Graham Garner confirmed Tuesday that the Federal Bureau of Investigation…
Two apprehended in CoWin portal data leak case
IANS reports: In a major breakthrough, the Delhi Police Special Cell has apprehended a man and a juvenile from Bihar in connection with the alleged data leak from the CoWin portal, the Centre’s official platform for Covid-19 vaccination registration and certification. According to police sources, the adult man, whose identity has been withheld pending further…
Vincera Institute notifies patients after ransomware attack
Vincera Institute in Philadelphi is notifying patients of a ransomware incident that occurred on April 29. From their press release, below, it sounds like they have not confirmed nor ruled out unauthorized access, exfiltration, or misuse of data. Vincera reported the incident to HHS on June 20 as four entities: Vincera Core Physicians reported that…
I Was Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Hacking Back – My Story
Jonathan Manzi has a story he wants to tell you about his “Journey Through Digital Ethics, Policy, Love and Fear, and Intention, Which Started With a Homeless Lady in San Francisco.” Decide whether you want to read his perspective first and then read the government’s version of events, or vice versa. h/t, Risky Biz News