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Author: Dissent

Hacking a turducken? Seriously, folks?

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Dissent

LordKaT.com posted a curious message to members last week that they should change their passwords. It begins: If you have an account on this site, you should change your password. Why? Something strange happened on the site this morning. Our Turducken is Tasty, Tuesday Tech Talk, and How to Do It videos were removed from…

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AL: Millbrook woman gets prison for student ID thefts

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Dissent

Here’s an update to a case involving a dishonest Electronic Data Systems employee. John Shryock reports: A Millbrook woman who was convicted in September of identity theft, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and conspiracy to make false claims for tax refunds learned her fate before a judge Wednesday. Janika Fernae Bates will serve just under…

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UK: Edinburgh Council apologizes after computer hackers access almost 9,000 residents’ debt advice records

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Dissent

Alastair Tibbitt reports: Computer systems at the City of Edinburgh Council have been subject to a malicious cyber attack that could have given hackers access to personal information about thousands of local residents. Letters of apology have been sent to 8745 people who have made use of council debt advice services. Users of other council…

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Hacks of Chinese gaming sites may have affected 38,000,000

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Dissent

C. Custer writes: Yesterday, the Chinese internet was shaken by the news that IT portal and community CDSN has been hacked and data for its more than six million users had been stolen, including usernames and passwords. Today, reports have it that CDSN wasn’t the only site affected. Duowan, a games site, was hacked and…

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2011 is the Year of the Hacktivist, Verizon Report Suggests

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Dissent

Robert McMillan reports: Postal workers, department store clerks and elves aren’t the only ones working like crazy this holiday season. For Bryan Sartin, it’s the busiest time of year. Sartin is a director of investigative response with Verizon Business. He’s the guy you call when you’ve been hacked and he usually doesn’t get much of…

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Dutch govt consults on data breach reporting obligation

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Dissent

The Dutch ministry of security and justice has put together a bill on the obligation to report data breaches. The Data Protection Act (WbP) is to be adjusted and the text open to consultation up to 29 February. The WbP will be extended with a generally worded obligation to report loss or theft of data…

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