KARE reports: Like all drivers with a Minnesota license, Michelle knows the state has her personal information. She gave it when she got the license. But when Michelle received a letter last month from the Department of Human Services she was shocked to learn that a state worker accessed her personal and private information without…
Category: Breach Incidents
Update: Yellowstone County investigation finds numerous hacking intrusions
In July, Yellowstone County, Montana announced a hack of their web site, which they later said may have exposed personal information. Now Clair Johnson reports: An investigation of intrusions into Yellowstone County’s computer servers showed numerous hacking attempts but no theft of personal information in the two attacks that were analyzed. A preliminary report by AtaData, a…
Borlas.net user data hacked and exposed
Seen at The Hacker News: Division Hackers Crew hack the Database of Borlas.net (Free SMS Site) . Hackers leak the usernames, Passwords, emails and phone numbers of 14800 registered users. Leaked database posted on pastenbin… Read more on The Hacker News
PA: 2 charged in $290,000 identity theft scheme (updated)
Michael Hinkelman reports: Two Philadelphia men, including an employee of a health insurance company, were charged today with stealing the identities of 86 people in a scheme that netted them nearly $290,000, federal authorities said. An indictment alleges that Kenneth C. Osbourne, Jr., 35, used his position as a customer service representative at AmeriHealth Administrators,…
23,000 passwords stolen in Star Wars Galaxies fan site hack
Jay writes: A small force has managed to infiltrate a Star War Galaxies fan site – smuggling and publishing 21,000 email addresses and 23,000 gamer passwords. Rebellious hacking group ObSec claim the attack on the fan-run website, which is unofficially linked to LucasArts and Sony’s popular Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game, which ends its Saga…
Nokia Hacked; Significant Number of Records Stolen
Nokia’s developer forum has been taken offline after a breach from hacker who obtained database tables with user account information, Nokia said in a statement. During the investigation, Nokia discovered that a database table containing developer forum members’ e-mail addresses has been accessed, by exploiting vulnerability in the bulletin board software that allowed an SQL…