Gareth Corfield reports: The UK Independence Party (UKIP) has suffered a data breach after allegedly having 143 party email accounts accessed amid demands made by blackmailers, the High Court in London has been told (PDF). UKIP is suing former party leader Richard Braine, former general secretary Tony Sharp and one-time party returning officer Jeff Armstrong,…
Category: Hack
Saudi hacker gives 19 students full grades, faces jail and millions in fine
Mariam Nabbout reports: A Saudi student hacked into his university’s system to change his classmates’ grades and is now facing legal trouble in the kingdom. This week, the country’s public prosecution recommended the young man receives a four-year jail sentence and a 3-million Saudi riyal fine ($799,804). The defendant, who studies at the King Faisal University in Hofuf,…
Nathan Wyatt, aka “Crafty Cockney” of thedarkoverlord, now on U.S. soil to stand trial in St. Louis
I’ve reported on Nathan Wyatt a number of times, including the extradition request by the U.S., his appeal, and his failure to win his appeal of the extradition order. So we knew this was coming, but let’s start with a recap of the charges he’s facing: One count of conspiracy against the U.S. (18 USC…
Ca: Hackers crack 15M LifeLabs accounts, obtain lab results and health card numbers
Eric Zimmer reports: Following what it calls “a recent cyber security-attack” involving “unauthorized access” to its computer systems which contained sensitive and personal customer information, LifeLabs has released an open letter to its customers, detailing the incident and outlining steps it said it has taken to prevent these types of situations in the future. The…
AG Josh Shapiro reaches settlement with Expedia and Orbitz in 2018 data breach
Valeria de Leon reports: Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced on Friday, he reached a settlement with two online travel reservation companies after they potentially exposed information of thousands of people, including Pennsylvanians. The settlement follows an investigation led by Deputy Attorney General Timothy R. Murphy, into a data breach in 2018 involving Orbitz and its…
Cheyenne Regional Medical Center notifying patients; employee email accounts had been hacked in March
Cheyenne Regional Medical Center in Wyoming has posted a data security incident notice on its website. According to the notice, on or about April 5, 2019, CRMC became aware of suspicious activity related to certain employee payroll accounts and launched an investigation. They ultimately determined that some CRMC employee accounts were accessed without authorization between…