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6.6 million plaintext passwords exposed as site gets hacked to the bone

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Dissent

Dan Goodin reports: Plaintext passwords, usernames, e-mail addresses, and a wealth of other personal information has been published for more than 2.2 million people who created accounts with ClixSense, a site that claims to pay users for viewing ads and completing online surveys. The people who dumped it say they’re selling data for another 4.4 million…

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WADA hacked; Simone Biles and Serena Williams medical files leaked

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Dissent

BBC reports: The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has condemned Russian hackers for leaking confidential medical files of US Olympic athletes. Athletes affected include tennis players Venus and Serena Williams and gymnast Simone Biles. A group calling itself “Fancy Bears” claimed responsibility for the hack of a Wada database.   Read more on BBC.

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NJ: Maplewood tax firm hacked; data held for ransom

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Dissent

Having spent years interviewing hackers who described themselves as hacktivists or as hacking for the lulz, talking to hackers who engage in criminal hacking as a source of income has been…. educating, to say the least. But it’s also been a reminder that too many businesses really have no clue what they’re doing – not only in…

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Law Firms Are “One-Stop Shopping” for Hackers, as Hickey Law Firm Found Out

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Dissent

Randy Evans and Shari Klevens write: This year has shown that law firms are not immune from infiltration by international hackers. This spring, a Russian hacker targeted 48 top law firms, seeking to obtain confidential insider information regarding mergers and acquisitions that would be very valuable and could impact global markets. […] These are not…

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UK: Canary Wharf computer hacker jailed for stealing thousands of pounds in gold

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Dissent

Francesca Gillett: A thief has been jailed after he stole thousands of pounds worth of gold by hacking into a company computer system from his Canary Wharf home. Adam Penny, 25, hid one of his laptops in the toilet at his lavish apartment in a bid to stop detectives discovering his operation. The hacker stole…

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PA: King of Prussia Dental Associates and Pediatric Dentistry of Collegeville notify patients after finding computer intrusion

Posted on September 9, 2016 by Dissent

The following is a press release: King of Prussia Dental Associates and its affiliate Pediatric Dentistry of Collegeville (KOP Dental) are committed to maintaining the privacy and security of the protected health care information of the organizations’ patients. Recently, KOP Dental detected irregular activity on a computer server and immediately took action. On or about June 1, 2016,…

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