A Website that offers SMS and other IT based services, SMS Dakia ( www.smsdakia.com ) has been hacked as well as a IT Forum that is dedicated to teaching IT to others in the Urda language ( www.itchowk.com ). The was just announced a short time ago via twitter from @0x00x00. The SMS Dakia leak was uploaded to drop-box in…
Category: Breach Incidents
Pakistani Forums Hacked. Data leaked by @0x00x00
Hacktivist @0x00x00 has been on a mission over the past few weeks. After coming out of know where @0x00x00 has been on a rampage of attacks, some of which have been high profile. The most recent spree of attacks is towards some Pakistani based forums. The two forums that have been attacked are pak-forum.com and pakistani-forum.net which appear to be one in the…
Guild Wars 2 officials say ongoing password attack affects 11,000 accounts
Dan Goodin reports: Password crackers have hacked more than 11,000 accounts belonging to players of the popular game Guild Wars 2, in part by using credentials siphoned from an unknown fan site that was recently compromised, game officials said. Officials with Guild Wars 2 developer ArenaNet recently began the practice of proactively e-mailing customers when someone logs into an account…
Wyndham files motion to dismiss FTC privacy suit
Stephen E Wieker and Liisa M. Thomas write: In a strongly-worded motion filed in federal district court in Arizona, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts LLC recently asked the court to dismiss all charges filed by the Federal Trade Commission alleging Wyndham engaged in unfair and deceptive privacy practices. As we reported in June, according to the FTC, these practices…
Update: Alleged EPISD computer hacker expected to plead guilty
Adriana M. Chavez reports: A 20-year-old Mississippi man accused of hacking into the El Paso Independent School District’s computer system last year is scheduled to plead guilty later this month. Court records show Kaleb Harper Ketchens will plead guilty at 10 a.m. Sept. 19 before Senior U.S. District Judge David Briones. Read more on El Paso Times. As…
Four Twin Cities men convicted in ID theft ring
Dan Browning reports: Jurors in St. Paul returned guilty verdicts Thursday against four participants in a wide-ranging identity fraud ring based in the Twin Cities that bilked about $2 million from banks and retailers across 14 states. The defendants were among 28 people charged in the conspiracy; their co-defendants have all pleaded guilty. Read more…