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Another week, another list of vulnerable EDU sites

Posted on April 18, 2015 by Dissent

Last week, this site compiled a list of universities and colleges that TeaMp0isoN had reported were vulnerable to SQL injection or XSS attacks. This week, I’ve again compiled their tweets into one list. As I did last week, I am only providing the names of the schools and not the vulnerable urls. This week, however, I am also…

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AU: Alleged hacker to face Brisbane court

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Dissent

AAP reports: A Queensland man is facing fraud and cyber crime charges after he allegedly hacked into the computer at a Brisbane business education facility. Detectives from the Fraud and Cyber Crime Group searched a number of addresses in the Brisbane area on Friday and seized a computer and electronic equipment. They say they arrested…

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Controversial data breach bill passes House committee

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Dissent

Elise Viebeck reports: The House Energy and Commerce Committee approved a controversial bill creating national data security standards after a chaotic markup that revealed deep Democratic concerns about the measure. The Data Security and Breach Notification Act appears headed for further changes prior to a vote by the full House. The committee approved it on…

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Woman Sentenced For ID Theft From Texas Hotel Computers

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Dissent

KWTX reports that Courtni Heryford, 29, was sentenced to eight years in prison for stealing personal information from people who used public computers at some Galveston, Texas hotels. Heryford pleaded guilty Monday in Galveston to fraudulent possession of identifying information. Read more on KWTX, although they don’t explain which hotels or what kind of contact…

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Oh, to be a fly on the wall (Crime Stoppers breach update)

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Dissent

If you read my post about the hack involving three Canadian chapters of Crime Stoppers, or if you follow me on Twitter (@pogowasright), you know that I’ve had a frustrating time trying to alert those chapters that they’ve been hacked and need to secure their data better. In the interim, as I browsed the pastes of the hacked data (which…

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Miami Dade College Student Sentenced to 51 Months in Prison for Stolen Identity Tax Refund Fraud Scheme Involving Student Financial Services Accounts

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Dissent

A Miami Dade College student was sentenced to 51 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $29,289, for his participation in a stolen identity tax refund fraud scheme involving student financial services accounts. Smith Jean, 23, previously pled guilty to one count…

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