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Hacking group threatens researchers’ lives after they discover attack servers

Posted on March 13, 2018 by Dissent

Chris Bing reports: A hacking group commonly linked to the Iranian government threatened to kill security researchers who came across their cyber espionage operation, according to a new report. Researchers with multinational cybersecurity company Trend Micro were probing a server that appeared connected to a possible data breach in the Middle East when they received a…

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Gwent Police investigated for failing to disclose possible compromise of personal information

Posted on March 13, 2018 by Dissent

Alexander J. Martin reports: Gwent Police is being investigated after failing to inform hundreds of people that hackers may have accessed their confidential reports to the force. Sky News has learned that up to 450 people who filed reports through an online tool over a two-year period could have been put at risk by hackers…

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Yahoo Enters $80 Million Securities Class Action Settlement After Data Breach

Posted on March 13, 2018 by Dissent

J. Robert MacAneney of Carlton Fields writes: On March 5, Yahoo, Inc. (“Yahoo”) announced a proposed settlement in In re Yahoo Inc. Securities Litigation, which was filed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco. The $80 million proposed settlement relates to a securities class litigation stemming from Yahoo’s 2013 and 2014 data breaches. While many…

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Centennial not pressing charges against student hackers

Posted on March 12, 2018 by Dissent

Teresa Carson reports: The Centennial School District has not pressed charges against two unnamed students who hacked into the districts computers in January and got access to the personal information of “a couple of hundred” students and former students. Gresham Police officer Ben Costigan said the district declined to press charges and handled the matter…

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Binance Hacker Bounty: $250,000 for info leading to arrest of those involved in March 7 hacking attempt

Posted on March 12, 2018 by Dissent

From Binance: Fellow Binancians, To ensure a safe crypto community, we can’t simply play defense. We need to actively prevent any instances of hacking before they occur, as well as follow through after-the-fact. Even though the hacking attempt against Binance on March 7th was not successful, it was clear it was a large-scale, organized effort….

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SuperValu Data Breach Claim Nixed, Court Sees No Consumer Harm

Posted on March 11, 2018 by Dissent

Daniel R. Stoller reports: Grocery store chains SuperValu Inc. and New Albertson’s Inc. again dodged class claims over a 2014 data breach that impacted over 1,000 stores, after a federal court said hacked payment card data didn’t inflict enough direct harm to sustain a lawsuit. Judge Ann D. Montgomery of the U.S. District Court for…

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