David Hunn has a lengthy piece on how so-called hacktivists and identity thieves disrupted the lives of people who were neither responsible for Michael Brown’s death in Ferguson nor for law enforcement’s response. Here’s how it begins: The first call came on a Thursday, 12 days after Michael Brown was shot. Patti Knowles and her granddaughter…
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Shorter University responds to theft of records of former student athletes
This item is from late September. Jeremy Stewart reported: Shorter University is reviewing security protocol after a group of files containing students’ personal information was removed from a campus building. A letter obtained by the Rome News-Tribune was sent out to former student-athletes by Shorter Vice President for Finance and CFO Susan Zeird urging them to…
TX: Security Breach At Euless Mattress Firm
Bud Gillett reports: A CBS 11 News viewer tipped us off to a breach of security at a local business that can put customers’ private financial information at risk. The viewer told CBS 11 News he took the photos at the dumpster behind a Mattress Firm store at the southwest corner of Glade Road and…
Cytta Reports Online Hacking of their Nevada Secretary of State Officer and Director Data
Cytta Corp. (OTCQB: CYCA) wishes to report that it was the victim of an online hacking incident on October 30th, 2014 in that, unauthorized person or persons accessed the Nevada Secretary of State Corporate filing system known as “Silverflume” and surreptitiously altered the Officer and Director information contained therein. This Corporate information is the backbone of numerous very important systems including banking, regulatory and reporting throughout the US. The unauthorized person or…
Attackers go back to school: phishing from .edu leads to ZeuS
Ronnie Tokazowski reports: On October 28th, several of our employees reported a wave of suspicious emails. The most peculiar of the bunch originated from an American university. Analyzing the email headers revealed some interesting information: the attackers sent the phishing email from within a compromised .edu domain. Read more and see the screencaps on PhishMe. They do…
Sources: Navy intel chief’s security clearance suspended, can’t view classified info
David Larter reports: The head of naval intelligence has not been able to view classified information for an entire year. Vice Adm. Ted Branch, the director of naval intelligence, had his security clearance suspended in November 2013 after being investigated for possible misconduct. In the year since, no charges have been filed and there is…