The Tallinn Manual on the International Law Applicable to Cyber Warfare, written at the invitation of the Centre by an independent ‘International Group of Experts’, is the result of a three-year effort to examine how extant international law norms apply to this ‘new’ form of warfare. The Tallinn Manual pays particular attention to the jus…
Category: Breach Incidents
America’s Draft Cybersecurity Executive Order LEAKED
This week a document from the white house has been leaked which is a draft outlining the Cyber security for its critical sectors. Here it is. The White House’s Draft Cybersecurity Executive Order
UFC Hackers Busted; Dana White Says, ‘We’ll See How Tough They Really Are!’
MMA Weekly reports: At least two of the hackers that were recently snagged in a two-year sting operation by the FBI were involved in the hacking of UFC.com [Ultimate Fighting Championship] and company president Dana White’s personal information. Mir Islam, aka “JoshTheGod,” and a 15-year-old hacker from California that goes by the moniker “CosmoTheGod,” were reportedly two of…
Hacking VS Extortion, Hacker attempts to extort websites
Extortion has been around since the turn of time and in recent years more and more "hackers" are using this method to try and bully their victims into paying money to prevent their websites or services being hacked. This week it has come to light that a hacker using the handle @RexMundi_Anon has been attempting to…
Breach at beer distributor results in hundreds of compromised card numbers being used nationwide
Target 11 in Pittsburgh reports hundreds of credit and debit cards have been compromised by a security breach at a Washington, Pa., beer distributor, Six Pack Charlie’s. The distributor’s card payment system was breached somehow, but details are not yet available.
FL: Miami federal jury convicts man in murder of U.S. postal carrier in ID-theft scheme
We usually think of the financial or medical risks associated with ID theft. But murder to engage in ID theft? Jay Weaver reports: In December 2010, Bruce Parton was murdered in broad daylight while doing a job he had enjoyed for 30 years: delivering the mail. On Thursday, a federal jury found a Miami-Dade man…