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Columbia Falls School District Number 6 notifies employees whose data may have been compromised by TheDarkOverlord

Posted on January 12, 2018 by Dissent

Interesting.  The Columbia Falls School District Number 6 in Montana, who had been attacked by TheDarkOverlord, sent out notification letters and notified the Montana Attorney General’s office on January 5. In their submission to Montana, they note that the breach began September 1, and ended on November 13.  In actuality, the November 13 date was…

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Early Release Denied For Leader Of Russian Hackers Group Humpty Dumpty

Posted on January 12, 2018 by Dissent

RadioFreeEurope RadioLiberty reports: A court in Moscow has refused to grant early release to the leader of a group believed to be behind the hacking of high-profile Internet accounts, including the Twitter account of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. The Lefortovo District Court on January 12 rejected a motion for the release on parole for Vladimir…

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UK: ICO slams Carphone Warehouse with £400,000 penalty; inadequate security contributed to 2015 hack

Posted on January 10, 2018 by Dissent

If you’ve been following along since 2015, you may recall a breach involving Carphone Warehouse that was first disclosed in August, 2015. At the time, we were told that the hack affected 2.4 million customers’ data and about 90,000 customers’ credit cards. Fast forward to today, when the U.K.’s Information Commissioner announced that it has…

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Man, 30, held over hacking attacks with ransom demands on two Hong Kong travel agencies

Posted on January 9, 2018 by Dissent

There’s a follow-up to a breach noted previously on this site. Clifford Lo reports: A 30-year-old Hong Kong man was arrested in connection with cyberattacks in which the computers of two travel agencies in the city were hacked and their clients’ sensitive personal information held for ransom, with payouts in bitcoin sought last week. As…

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Lawyer for Franklin Regional School District DDoS suspect seeks evidence suppression

Posted on January 8, 2018 by Dissent

Jeff Himler reports that the attorney for Michaela King, a former Franklin Regional School District student accused of launching cyber attacks in 2016 that affected local school districts, the Catholic diocese, and Westmoreland County government, has asked the court to suppress evidence in the case. ….  King’s attorney, David Shrager, claims the consultant violated state and…

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So easy children could do it? Centennial School District Hacked by Students

Posted on January 8, 2018 by Dissent

Travis Loose reports: The Centennial School District on Friday announced a security breach within its student information systems. District officials do not currently believe any important student information was taken, however the investigation is ongoing. Two Centennial High School students — a junior and senior, both under 18 — are responsible for data breach, school…

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