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Queensland Department of Transport breached by hackers in December

Posted on March 14, 2018 by Dissent

Josh  Bavas reports: Overseas hackers breached the Queensland Transport Department’s security network last year, before attempting to steal information from staff members from other sections of government. The cyber breach occurred in December, according to details obtained by ABC News under a Right to Information request. The Department of Transport and Main Roads holds information…

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WA: Port of Longview hit with major cyberattack

Posted on March 13, 2018 by Dissent

This sounds serious. Zack Hale reports: The Port of Longview was recently victimized by a cyber attack that may have affected hundreds of past and current employees and dozens of vendors. The FBI notified the port of the attack on Feb. 1, according to an internal memo obtained Monday by The Daily News. However, the…

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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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