There’s an update in the case of a former Columbia Sportswear employee who was sued by the firm for allegedly hacking them after he left their employ. In August, Michael Leeper pleaded guilty. Now, despite prosecution attempts to get him some jail time, Leeper was sentenced to three years of probation with 400 hours of community…
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Sg: oBike reviewing app security after international user data lea
Zhaki Abdullah reports: Bicycle-sharing operator oBike is reviewing the security of its app, following a leak that affected its users’ data in 14 countries worldwide. German broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk reported last week that unencrypted oBike user data – names and ride locations, for example – were accessible online. A spokesman for the Singapore-based firm said…
Ashley Madison takes your privacy very seriously…. until they don’t…
Thomas Fox-Brewster reports: Despite the catastrophic 2015 hack that hit the dating site for adulterous folk, people still use Ashley Madison to hook up with others looking for some extramarital action. For those who’ve stuck around, or joined after the breach, decent cybersecurity is a must. Except, according to security researchers, the site has left photos of…
Uber paid 20-year-old Florida man to keep data breach secret – sources
Joseph Menn and Dustin Volz report: A 20-year-old Florida man was responsible for the large data breach at Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] last year and was paid by Uber to destroy the data through a so-called “bug bounty” program normally used to identify small code vulnerabilities, three people familiar with the events have told Reuters….
Cryptocurrency company NiceHash hacked; potentially millions in btc stolen
Becky Peterson reports: The contents of a digital wallet belonging to cryptocurrency company NiceHash, which included potentially millions of dollars worth of customers’ bitcoin, was stolen in a major security breach early Wednesday. The hack affected NiceHash’s payment system, and the entire contents of the company’s bitcoin wallet was stolen, the company said in a…
Former Sysadmin Caught Hacking His Ex-Employer by His Replacement
Catalin Cimpanu reports: On Wednesday, November 29, a Kansas City court sentenced a Missouri man to six years in federal prison without parole for hacking his former employer, stealing trade secrets, and for accessing child pornography. The man is Jacob Raines, 38, of Parkville, Missouri, who worked as IT manager for American Crane & Tractor…