Stephen Jewkes reports: Italian oil services company Saipem said it had identified a cyber attack out of India on Monday that had primarily affected its servers in the Middle East. […] Saipem’s head of digital and innovation, Mauro Piasere, told Reuters the attack had originated in Chennai, India. Servers in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab…
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Rockaway Twp. police computer hacker still unknown; leaders want answers
Gene Myers reports that not only does the township not have answers, they are fighting and resigning over who is being included in the security investigation: No new information has been released two weeks after the Thanksgiving Day cyber attack against the police department’s computer system.The lack of answers has angered township leaders who accused the…
U.S. Readies Charges Against Chinese Hackers
Dustin Volz reports: Federal prosecutors are expected to unseal criminal charges as soon as next week against hackers linked to the Chinese government who have allegedly engaged in a sophisticated multiyear scheme to break into U.S. technology service providers in order to compromise the networks of their clients, according to people familiar with the matter….
Syrian Electronic Army Hackers Are Targeting Android Phones With Fake WhatsApp Attacks
Thomas Brewster reports: The Syrian Electronic Army was causing carnage half a decade ago. Outside of attacking the U.S. government and major publications like Forbes, two of the hacker crew’s chief operators even made it onto the FBI’s Most Wanted list. But the SEA hasn’t made headlines in some time, largely because it’s turned its focus…
Ca: Father says teen, other students had info hacked at Markham District High School
Michelle McQuigge reports: When Kirk Tobias’ daughter logged onto her school’s student portal one morning last month, she was greeted by an ominous note. Under the image of a leering face was a list containing her address, telephone numbers and school-related log-in details, accompanied by a threat of further contact from what appeared to be…
IL: Student’s DDoS attack targeted Mount Zion school district network 3 times, police say
Donnette Beckett and Tony Reid report: Police say a student undertook a cyber attack on the Mount Zion School District computer network to sabotage a homework assignment, causing the system to crash. Mount Zion police Lt. Mike Foster said the 18-year-old student launched the attacks using an app on his phone. Foster said the first…