Update: And this is why we said “allegedly” and “unconfirmed.” CCC responded to yesterday’s inquiry with the following reply: Credit Control Corporation is not currently the subject of any data breach or security incident referenced in your message. The original post appears below for context. A seller on a forum claims to have data on 9.1…
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Washington Post investigating cyberattack on journalists, WSJ reports
Reuters reports: A cyberattack on the Washington Post compromised the email accounts of several journalists and was most likely the work of a foreign government, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. Matt Murray, the Washington Post’s executive editor, said in an internal memo that the breach was discovered on Thursday and an investigation had…
A guilty plea in the PowerSchool case still leaves unanswered questions
On June 6, 19-year-old Matthew D. Lane pleaded guilty in federal court in Massachusetts to one count each of conspiracy to commit cyber extortion, cyber extortion, unauthorized access to protected computers, and aggravated identity theft. The first two charges were related to an unnamed telecom company identified as “Victim 1.” The third and fourth charges…
ICE takes steps to deport the Australian hacker known as “DR32”
David Kee Crees has been detained by Denver Homeland Security – ICE to be deported. The Australian national was recently released from a federal prison after pleading guilty to hacking and other charges. The strange case of “DR32” just got a bit stranger. It looks like the Australian national will get a plane ticket back…
Nigerian National Sentenced To More Than Five Years For Hacking, Fraud, And Identity Theft Scheme
Jay Clayton, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Christopher G. Raia, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced that KINGSLEY UCHELUE UTULU was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Paul G. Gardephe to 63 months in prison for…
Texas DOT investigates breach of crash report records, sends notification letters
Randall Case reports: A compromise of an account has led to improper downloads of a large number of crash records, the Texas Department of Transportation announced Friday. On May 12, TxDOT identified unusual activity in its Crash Records Information System (CRIS) and further investigation revealed the activity originated from an account that was compromised and…