Shashank Shekhar reports: Damning details related to Aadhaar card security have emerged after the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force on Sunday arrested 10 members of a gang allegedly involved in issuing fake biometric cards. Investigators told Mail Today that the gang members had not only hacked the secure ‘source code’ to access the application but…
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NY: Sheriffs warn of hackers after brute force attack
Joe Mahoney reports: In a recent incident that officials say illustrates the vulnerability of local government computer networks, the communications system of an upstate New York police agency was disrupted by a hacking attack. The Schuyler County Sheriff’s Department, headquartered in Watkins Glen, had to get support from surrounding counties after the hacking temporarily crippled…
Children’s Hospital Colorado notifies 3,400 families after employee’s email account was improperly accessed
From Children’s Hospital Colorado: At Children’s Colorado, protecting the security and confidentiality of patient personal and medical information is of the utmost importance. Regrettably, this notice concerns an unintentional exposure of protected health information that may affect nearly 3,400 patient families. On July 11, 2017, Children’s Colorado learned that a team member’s email account may…
Roman Seleznev pleads guilty to federal charges in Georgia and Nevada
ATLANTA – Roman Seleznev has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud for his role in the 2008 hack of RBS Worldpay. Seleznev was responsible for cashing out $2,178,349 associated with five hacked debit card numbers. “The defendant and a sophisticated team of hackers stole over $2,000,000 from ATMs across the globe,” said U.S….
Former Columbia Sportswear Company employee pleads guilty to hacking network
There’s an update to an insider breach noted previously on this site: On Wednesday, August, 30, 2017, Michael Leeper, 41, of Tigard, Oregon, pleaded guilty in United States District Court to intentionally accessing the Columbia Sportswear Company’s network without authorization in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1030. From May 2000 to February 2014, Leeper was…
Man involved with “Crackas With Attitude” sentenced to 5 years
A North Carolina man who conspired with others to gain unauthorized access to government computer systems and online accounts belonging to several United States government officials was sentenced today to 5 years in prison. Justin G. Liverman, aka “D3F4ULT”, 25, of Morehead City, pleaded guilty on January 6. Liverman admitted to being a member of…