Waqas reports: A hacker going with the online handle of Kuroi SH hacked and defaced several domains of the United States based Uniformed Services University and leaked 2014 login credentials online. Uniformed Services University (USU) is the country’s only Federal Health Sciences University whose primary mission is to prepare graduates for service to the U.S. at home…
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Cryptome grudgingly admits to leak of users’ ancient IP addresses
Richard Chirgwin reports: Venerable leak site Cryptome.org has ‘fessed up to a data leak that saw some users’ IP addresses reach the Internet. After initially dismissing data posted by security researcher Michael Best as a mockup, Cryptome founder John Young conceded that a USB key sent to some of the site’s supporters included site statistics…
CO: Juvenile arrested in connection to threats made at Rangeview High School
Hsing Tseng reports: A juvenile male in connection to a threat made at Rangeview High School has been arrested Thursday, according to the Aurora Police. Extra security was in place Thursday at Rangeview High School after reports of a threat against a teacher at the school. The Aurora Police Department School Resource Officers for Rangeview…
CarePlus members’ information exposed in mailing error
WTSP reports: An error while processing statements might have led to a breach of personal information for clients of CarePlus Health Plans. On Sept. 18, the company was notified some personal information may have potentially been compromised when CarePlus Late Enrollment Penalty Premium Statements were processed and mailed on Sept. 11. A machine was programmed to insert…
America’s Thrift Stores notifies customers of payment card breach
Thrift store chain America’s Thrift Stores has disclosed a data breach involving an unnamed third-party provider. A statement prominently linked from their home page begins: A Statement From Our CEO Concerning Cyber Security Dear Customers, America’s Thrift Stores recently learned that it was the victim of a data security breach that occurred through software used by…
Email error results in data breach notification from Vacaville Housing Authority
So it seems the Vacaville Housing Authority had a data breach on August 24th due to an employee attaching a file with Social Security numbers to an email that was sent to the wrong party. Thankfully, the recipient notified the VHA and deleted the errant email. VHA is offering credit protection to those notified. And if you want to…