The DESORDEN group recently announced that due to the flood of personal information on Indonesians, they were giving up on attacking Indonesian entities. But they also noted that they already had some attacks in progress that they would still be leaking. Today, they announced one of those attacks on a popular hacking-related forum where data…
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AU: ‘One of the most serious cyberattacks’: Customer data exposed in Optus hack
Nick Bonyhady reports: Hackers have breached Optus’ systems in one of the largest cyberattacks in Australian history, accessing names, dates of birth, phone numbers, email addresses, physical addresses and driver’s licence numbers of millions of the telecommunications giant’s customers. Well-placed sources not authorised to speak publicly said that up to 9 million customers had been…
VA: Hampton Public Library website hacked, redirects to adult retail store
Angelo Vargas reports: The Hampton Public Library is making some big changes after someone hacked the website, redirecting people to an adult retail store website “It appears to be a retail store for adult products is what I will say,” said Robin McCormick, a spokesperson for the City of Hampton. Read more at 13News.
Revolut confirms cyberattack exposed personal data of tens of thousands of users
Carly Page reports: Fintech startup Revolut has confirmed it was hit by a highly targeted cyberattack that allowed hackers to access the personal details of tens of thousands of customers. Revolut spokesperson Michael Bodansky told TechCrunch that an “unauthorized third party obtained access to the details of a small percentage (0.16%) of our customers for a…
Alleged GTA 6 Hacker Under Investigation By The FBI
Connor Trinske reports: The unprecedented leak of Grand Theft Auto 6 is now under investigation by the FBI, and it’s targeting the hacker who claimed responsibility. Over 90 videos of GTA 6 gameplay footage and screenshots made their way online last weekend, primarily via the GTAForums. The footage shown in those leaks lined up with previous reports surrounding Rockstar’s next game,…
Teen who ‘hacked homecoming votes’ to crown herself queen is suing police and her school
If you are charged criminally and don’t contest the charges and complete a program that results in the charges being dropped, can you then turn around later and sue law enforcement for false arrest or anything? I didn’t think you could. Paging lawyers to Aisle 4, please? Earlier this month, Joe Smith reported; A teenager…