Levi Pulkkinen reports: A federal grand jury has indicted three Seattle men accused of hacking the wireless networks of more than a dozen businesses to steal money and employees’ personal information. Also claiming the trio was behind 41 burglaries, federal prosecutors contend Joshuah A. Witt, Brad E. Lowe and John E. Griffin used the fruits…
Category: Breach Incidents
COG Hackers and self-discipline convention, translated
Section 1 "COG Hackers and self-discipline Convention" established principles of– "COG Hackers and self-discipline Convention," with reference to the 2002 UN General Assembly 57/239 "create global culture of cybersecurity," and the 2004 Resolution No. 58/199, "creating a global culture of cybersecurity and the protection of critical information infrastructure." and social aspects of the industry on…
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries claims to of been hacked and mass infected
One of japans biggest companies has made a statement that it was hacked at the start of august 2011. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, who does supplies and engine manufacturing for many different ares and defence contracts as well, with them creating guided missile engines, jet fighter engines and mechanicals, cars and believe it or not they are…
UK: Worker sacked in data breach
A Blackpool Coastal Housing worker was sacked after a serious breach of security left confidential tenants data at risk. Fuming Blackpool Coastal Housing (BCH) residents contacted The Gazette after the details of more than 80 tenants – some living in sheltered accommodation – were taken away on a computer memory stick. The female BCH worker…
[Corrected] MO: Former SEMO Employee Found with Data Files of Personal Information of Students
Correction: Oops – disregard this entry. This was an old breach. No idea why it showed up in my news reader today. Wes Wallace reports: Hundreds of students received an identity theft warning following a security breach at Southeast Missouri State University. According to the school, a grand jury in Georgia indicted a former worker…
Dumfries and Galloway data leak inquiry finds failing
An inquiry has found “systematic failings” to blame for an error which saw the personal data of hundreds of council workers being published online. The information was released by Dumfries and Galloway Council which has already made an unreserved apology. The mistake saw names, dates of birth and salary details of nearly 900 employees put…