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Fun Publications Admits To Security Breach, Apologizes for Inconvenience

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Dissent

Peter Van reports: Fun Publications has sent out a message to all Transformers Club members this weekend notifying the members that there was indeed a security breach related to their e-commerce database. In a written statement sent to members, Brian Savage says that “Fun Publications has determined that there is a security issue with our…

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MO: Springfield city website hacked as part of series of hacks involving government and law enforcement

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Dissent

Springfield officials say the personal information of about 2,100 citizens may have been obtained by hackers when the city’s website was “compromised” Feb. 17, a Friday. Some functions have been turned off on the city’s website, springfieldmo.gov, as authorities investigate the apparent breach, said city spokeswoman, Cora Scott. Read more on News-Leader.com A statement posted…

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Hackers publish private information about L.A. police officers

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Dissent

Andrew Blankstein reports: The FBI is probing an Internet breach in which hackers publicly posted private information belonging to more than 100 local law enforcement officers who are part of the Los Angeles County Police Canine Assn. Tony Vairo, a San Fernando police officer, who is president of the group, told The Times that they…

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WikiLeaks starts to publish hacked Stratfor emails

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Dissent

Stephen Grey reports: The anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks began publishing on Monday more than five million emails from a U.S.-based global security analysis company that has been likened to a shadow CIA. The emails, snatched by hackers, could unmask sensitive sources and throw light on the murky world of intelligence-gathering by the company known as Stratfor,…

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Defense challenges restitution amount in fraud case

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Dissent

Dave Kolpack of Associated Press reports that a Nigerian convicted in a massive ID theft and fraud scheme is challenging the amount of restitution the court had ordered: Attorneys for a Canadian man convicted in what investigators said was one of the largest credit card schemes in U.S. history tediously denied Wednesday that he owes…

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AL: Wallace Community College hacked

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Dissent

The Virtual SEPO blog reports that Wallace Community College in Alabama was hacked. Included in the data dump/proof of hack were 8 usernames, e-mail addresses, and passwords and a second table with 276 usernames, passwords, and full names. The passwords appear to be MD5 and were easily cracked using an online tool. The college was…

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