Global giant Verizon has released a yearly report on data breaches. In the report they have gone on to label 2011 as " year of civil and cultural uprising". The report which has been put together from data obtained from many government agency’s including the Australian Federal Police, Irish Reporting & Information security service (IRIssCeRT), United states secret service (Usss)…
Category: Breach Incidents
CSDN hacker arrested and charged
Late last year china faced one of the biggest leaks of information to date with its Software developer network being hacked and millions of Chinese peoples user accounts was leaked online. The leak resulted in collatoral damage with many other websites and accounts became seized from rouge hackers and people who had obtained other peoples information from…
700 Sites Hacked for #OpFreedomPalestine
content/images/gallery/random3/hacked-by-pak-cyber-pyrates-cyb3r0ck3r_0.png A further 700 websites have been hacked and defaced in one of the biggest mass defacements so far that have been carried out in the name of Freedom for Palestine. The attacks come from PCP hackers, mainly Cyb3r0ck3r and feature a deface page with the typical pcp back ground and a message. Short list of sites,…
UK: Ex-Hertfordshire constable fined over data breach
From the BBC: A former constable from Hertfordshire has been fined after using police systems to access information about his friends. Adrian Moir, 45, of Valley Walk, Rickmansworth, resigned from Hertfordshire Police soon after an investigation was launched by anti-corruption officers. He admitted four counts of breaching the Data Protection Act. Basildon Crown Court ordered…
Police: Man stole 100 debit and credit cards from Sixth Street bar
Somewhat bizarre case in Austin, Texas. Patrick George reports: A man charged with burglary is accused of stealing nearly 100 debit and credit cards from Pure, a downtown Austin bar, according to an arrest affidavit. You can read about the case on Statesman.com while I scratch my head and wonder why there would be 100…
H&R Block Manager Arrested for Identity Theft of Tax Clients
Michael Cohn reports: An H&R Block manager in Southern California has been arrested for using the identities of his former tax preparation clients in an identity theft scheme. Read more on Accounting Today.