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[CORRECTED and UPDATED] Hacking America: U.S. teen claims he had access to all state domains registered on .us TLD

Posted on September 19, 2016 by Dissent

UPDATE 9-21-2016 Over the past two days, DataBreaches.net provided the First Bank of Ohio with samples from two files that “Fear” claimed were from them. They have firmly denied that either file is theirs: These have nothing to do with us. The second group are businesses that are applying for liquor licenses in Ohio. The second…

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Vendor to offer protection to those affected by fishing and hunting licenses hack

Posted on September 18, 2016 by Dissent

Well, from reading news coverage, I knew this was coming, but here’s the official announcement: ACTIVEOutdoors, the vendor involved in the hack of several states’ hunting and fishing license sites, will be offering two years of credit monitoring services to people in three states. Here is their announcement: ACTIVEOutdoors announced today that on August 22, 2016, it became…

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Hacker attacks American Human Rights Council and 62 other websites calling for jihad

Posted on September 17, 2016 by Dissent

India Ashok reports: A hacker going by the name MuslimLeets (aka Muj4hida) conducted targeted cyberattacks against the American Human Rights Council (AHRC) and 62 other websites, affecting businesses including those run by doctors, lawyers, real estate firms and more. The websites were defaced with messages calling for jihad. AHRC executive director Imad Hamad confirmed the hack in…

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Lauri Love to be extradited to the US to face hacking charges, court rules (Update1)

Posted on September 16, 2016 by Dissent

I will have more on this case and ruling, but wanted to get the breaking news out. Jennifer Baker reports: Briton Lauri Love will be extradited to the US to face charges of hacking, Westminster Magistrates’ Court ruled on Friday. Love faces up to 99 years in prison in the US on charges of hacking as part…

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PA: Arrest in student hacking case

Posted on September 16, 2016 by Dissent

There’s an update to a case involving a student in the Hazleton Area School District, Pennsylvania who allegedly attempted to hack the district. WBRE reports that there has now been an arrest in the case, but from what I’m reading, the person arrested has not been charged with hacking, even though the headline says the hacker was…

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WA: Hacker tries to ransom housing authority data

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Dissent

A hacker gained access to Bremerton Housing Authority’s website this week and threatened to release client information unless the agency paid a $4,000 ransom. The housing authority won’t negotiate with the cyber terrorist, Executive Director Kurt Wiest said. According to Wiest, the only information compromised in the attack was a database of about 1,100 client…

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