Woo hoo. I had such a headache trying to sort out Wyndham’s breaches (see previous blog entries on Wyndham) and was concerned that at least one state had removed their notification from public view on the state’s web site because Wyndham had asked that it be treated as confidential. Now it seems the FTC has…
Category: Breach Incidents
Uganda Sites Attacked, Defaced By GSec
Another twitter based crew @_GSec which is compromised of a few hackers we follow have taken sights to a heap of Uganda based servers/sites and as a result they have been left defaced or taken offline. Our Logic & Reason; As you may tell by now, #OpFuckUganda is going and full blown. The reasoning behind these multiple defaced…
San Jose State University Hacked, Data Leaked by @RuneGoldTrim
Twitter user @RuneGoldTrim has announced and alerted us to a release of a database from the (https://as.sjsu.edu) San Jose State University. The announcement came not to long ago and the attack appears to be carried out via a SQLi in the jsp file system. S1ngularity @RuneGoldTrim https://as.sjsu.edu dumped!! Check it out here:https://pastebay.net/1066032 Logins, numbers, emails, & more!!@Cyber_War_News @hacktalkblog The leak…
OH: Towards Employment warns clients of data breach, possible identity theft
Robert Schoenberger reports: Towards Employment, a Cleveland non-profit agency that has helped more than 100,000 low-income residents and ex-convicts find jobs over the past 36 years, is warning its clients that they are at risk for identity theft. Last month, a thief stole a Towards Employment laptop that held a database with the names, addresses and…
Australian Federal Police Issue Warnings to 6 Youths Over Cyber Activity
Over the past months we have seen Australia becoming a target for hackers, as well as this we have seen many young hackers surfacing from the suburbs around Australia. Today the Australian federal police have now confirmed that 6 youths from Sydney, Brisbane and Perth have been issued warnings over suspicious online activities. Now this is how it should be done,…
CFTC Data Breach Risks Employees’ Social Security Numbers
Silla Brust reports: The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission suffered a data breach in May, putting at risk Social Security numbers and personal information of employees of the country’s top derivatives regulator. A CFTC employee received a “phishing” e-mail on May 21 and input information to a fraudulent website, according to a copy of an…