Thomas Brewster reports: A 34-year-old from Pakistan has been extradited from Hong Kong to the U.S., over allegations he bribed AT&T employees over five years to unlock more than 2 million phones. He was also accused of hacking into AT&T computers. It cost AT&T millions, whilst the insiders were paid more than $1 million in…
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CafePress Hacked, 23M Accounts Compromised. Is Yours One Of Them?
Davey Winder reports: CafePress, the custom T-shirt and merchandise company, acquired by Snapfish for more than $25 million (£20 million) in November 2018, has been hacked. According to various reports, the breach that compromised more than 23 million accounts happened on February 20. Is yours one of them? What is known about the CafePress breach?…
Broken Arrow Schools Victim Of Ransomware Attack
Justin Shrair reports: Broken Arrow Public Schools network and servers have been hit by ransomware. The district said they have contacted the FBI and that cyber security experts are working to try and fix the issue. An investigation is underway to try and figure out who sent the ransomware. Read more on News6.
Riverside student accused of hacking school computer, changing grades
Brian Rokos reports: A 15-year-old high school student could face a felony charge after he tricked teachers into providing their computer login information and then changed grades — his for the better and others’ for the worse — according to Riverside police. The ruse, known as “spearphishing,” is increasingly common, said the investigator on the…
Presbyterian data breach affects some 183,000 patients
Stephen Hamway reports: Presbyterian Healthcare Services reported a data breach that allowed unauthorized access to personal information belonging to around 183,000 patients and health plan members. On Friday, Presbyterian began mailing letters to alert the members and patients affected by the breach. Read more on Albuquerque Journal.
GA: Hackers gain access to D-428 students’ names, birthdates through third-party platform breach
Kelsey Rettke reports: DeKALB – The first and last names and birthdates of DeKalb School District 428 students were accessed by a hacker after a data breach on a web platform operated by Pearson Clinical Assessment, a performance assessment tool used by educators around the globe, district Superintendent Jaime Craven said Friday. Read more on…