The decision follows a cyber security session at last month’s Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Perth, where representatives of 54 countries gathered. It will see the Australian Federal Police and other agencies playing a pivotal role in helping developing nations arm themselves with frameworks and procedures to battle cybercrime. The Commonwealth Cybercrime Initiative was…
Category: Breach Incidents
Microsoft denies xbox Live security breach
Microsoft issue a thorough response to allegations its Xbox LIVE service had been breached. Microsoft responded to the story on Tuesday and issued the following statement: Xbox LIVE has not been hacked. Microsoft can confirm that there has been no breach to the security of our Xbox LIVE service. In this case, a number of…
Kansas Hospital Alerts Patients to Online Security Breach
Officials at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Lawrence, Kan., said they are anticipating a federal investigation and possible fine after an online security breach potentially compromised 8,000 patients’ financial information. The* Lawrence Journal World* reported that the hospital mailed letters alerting patients to the problem. The breach apparently occurred Sept. 20 when a company that hosts the hospital’s…
NJ: Four charged with stealing identities; two were DMV employees
Two state motor vehicle clerks and two businessmen from Burlington County have been charged with stealing identities from government records and selling them for as little as $200. Mercer County Prosecutor Joseph L. Bocchini, Jr. announced the arrests yesterday, saying the busts were the result of seven-month investigation at two New Jersey Motor Vehicles Commission…
Bunch of defaced sites by @FailRooT
content/images/gallery/ryan-cleary/25-ryansbedroom.jpg @FailRooT has been on a defacing streak today which will most likely leave many administrators wondering why… And the answer to that would be do something about yur security problems before this happens and this wont happen. The sites that have been defaced so far within the last hour or so are. https://www.avivamientohoy.org/ https://www.copaamericabrasil2015.com/…
Hungarian Citizen Pleads Guilty to Hacking into Marriott Computers and Attempting to Extort Employment from the Company
A Hungarian citizen pleaded guilty today to intentionally causing damage by transmitting a malicious code to Marriott International Corporation computers and to threatening to reveal confidential information obtained from the company’s computers if Marriott did not offer him a job. Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division announced the guilty…