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Hacker in DDoS attacks on Daybreak Games gets two years in prison

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Dissent

Owen S. Good reports: Another hacker behind attacks on Daybreak Game Company, then known as Sony Online Entertainment, is going to prison. Austin Thompson of Utah will be behind bars for the next 27 months, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California announced Tuesday. Thompson, 23, pleaded guilty in November (official charge:…

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D-Link Agrees to Make Security Enhancements to Settle FTC Litigation

Posted on July 2, 2019 by Dissent

Smart home products manufacturer D-Link Systems, Inc., has agreed to implement a comprehensive software security program in order to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations over misrepresentations that the company failed to take reasonable steps to secure its wireless routers and Internet-connected cameras. The settlement ends FTC litigation against D-Link stemming from a 2017 complaint in…

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Billions of Records Including Passwords Leaked by Smart Home Vendor (Updated)

Posted on July 2, 2019 by Dissent

Sergiu Gatlan reports: A publicly accessible ElasticSearch cluster owned by Orvibo, a Chinese smart home solutions provider, leaked more than two billion user logs containing sensitive data of customers from countries all over the world. Orvibo provides its clients with smart solutions designed to help them manage houses, offices, and hotel rooms via smart systems…

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Former Equifax employee sentenced for insider trading

Posted on June 30, 2019 by Dissent

ATLANTA, JUNE 27 –  Jun Ying, the former Chief Information Officer of Equifax U.S. Information Solutions, has been sentenced to federal prison for insider trading. “Ying thought of his own financial gain before the millions of people exposed in this data breach even knew they were victims,” said U.S. Attorney Byung J. “BJay” Pak.  “He…

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Jack’d To Pay $240K For Private Photos Leak

Posted on June 29, 2019 by Dissent

Devin Randall reports: Jack’d is paying out money make up for its picture leak. Earlier this year, we shared with you how a single tech expert Oliver Hough discovered that there was a large hole in Jack’d’s code. It turns out, the company did not properly secure photos and data uploaded using Amazon Web Services…

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UK: Former company director believed to have profited by more than £1.4 million after selling personal data illegally

Posted on June 28, 2019 by Dissent

From the Information Commissioner’s Office: A former company director found guilty of illegally obtaining people’s personal data and selling it to solicitors chasing personal injury claims, has been fined for breaches of data protection and issued with a confiscation order under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. David Cullen of Middleton Road, Manchester, was the…

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