Recently, in an encrypted chat, a spokesperson for TheDarkOverlord (TDO) commented to me how their attack on Little Red Door in Indiana is still getting media attention. Not surprisingly to me, attacking a charity that helps cancer patients seemed to generate a particularly strong emotional response among members of the pubic. Well, that and threatening…
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Montana district hacked, threatened by TheDarkOverlord; offers lessons to Spokane-area schools
There are a few interesting details on the Montana (Flathead) attack by TheDarkOverlord (TDO) in an article by Eli Francovich in The Spokesman-Review. It sounds like TDO used methods they’ve used in the past and did a good job of covering their digital footprints. I’ve started looking into the Flathead/Columbia Falls incident a bit more…
Former Yahoo CEO apologizes for data breach, blames Russians
David Shepardson reports: Former Yahoo Chief Executive Marissa Mayer apologized on Wednesday for a pair of massive data breaches at the internet company and blamed Russian agents at a hearing on the growing number of incidents involving major U.S. companies. Read more on Reuters.
HBO sends out breach notifications after May hack
So this is interesting. HBO is sending out breach notification letters related to their breach in May that was disclosed back in July. But to whom are the notifications going? Employees? Customers? Both? And why did it take so many months for notifications to be sent? From their notification letter, copies of which are now…
UK’s National Cyber Security Centre makes note of TheDarkOverlord
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre, part of the GCHQ, saw fit to include a notice about TheDarkOverlord in their Weekly Threat Report of November 3. Their weekly threat report is drawn from open source reporting. The Dark Overlord – Systematic cyber-enabled extortion A cyber crime group called ‘The Dark Overlord’ has claimed responsibility for…
Former University of Iowa Student Appears on Computer Fraud Charges
DAVENPORT, Iowa – On November 2, 2017, Trevor Graves, 19, a former University of Iowa student, appeared in federal court in front of United States Magistrate Judge Stephen B. Jackson, Jr., on a complaint charging from March of 2015 to November of 2016, Graves exceeded authorized access, knowingly caused the transmission of a code and…