Fossbytes reports: A recent report by Hindustan Times stated that hackers from Pakistan attacked over 90 websites of the Indian Government. The recent escalations in tensions between the neighbors led to a surge in attacks in cyberspace, targeting key infrastructures. The death of 40 CRPF personnel in a recent terror strike by Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad led…
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BambooHR discloses breach involving TraxPayroll
BambooHR is a cloud-based human resources (HR) software service headquartered in Utah that provides human resources software as a service for small and midsize businesses. Their services include TraxPayroll. On February 13, the firm became aware of unauthorized access by an unidentified third party. The initial access appeared to have occurred on February 5. Inappropriate…
Former Hanover teacher sentenced in ‘Celebgate’ nude photo hacking
WTVR reports: Former Lee-Davis High School special education teacher Christopher Brannan was sentenced to 34 months in prison for his role in the ‘Celebgate’ Apple iCloud hacking which resulted in the release of people’s private photos and videos. Christopher Brannan, 31, was previously convicted of unauthorized access to a protected computer and aggravated identity theft….
ShareThis breach notification
In my inbox last night: Hello, At ShareThis, protecting the security of the information in our possession is a responsibility we take very seriously. We write to notify you of a data security incident that may have exposed some of your personal information. This notice explains the incident and steps ShareThis has undertaken to address…
US Government Returns Bitcoins Retrieved Following 2016 Bitfinex Hack
Daniel Palmer reports: Bitfinex has announced that some of the bitcoin stolen in a major 2016 hack has been returned by the U.S. government. In a blog post published Monday, the exchange said that 27.66270285 BTC â worth just over $104,000 at time of writing have been received from the U.S. government, and come as the…
BD: Two students arrested for ‘hacking over 20 websites’
From The Daily Star: The cyber unit of Bogura police has arrested two students from Chandpur and Gopalganj since Thursday on charges of hacking more than 20 websites. The arrestees are Bashir Ullah Sarder, 21, a 3rd-year student of a polytechnic institute in Gopalganj, and Azhar Uddin Abir, 19, a 2nd-year HSC student at a…