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Wikileaks posts nearly 20,000 hacked DNC emails online

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Dissent

Andrea Peterson reports: Wikileaks posted a massive trove of internal Democratic National Committee emails online Friday, in what the organization dubbed the first of a new “Hillary Leaks” series. The cache includes nearly 20,000 emails and over 8,000 file attachments from the inboxes of seven key staffers at the political party, including communications director Luis…

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Laser & Dermatologic Surgery Center notifies 31,000 of possible PHI compromise

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Dissent

Laser & Dermatologic Surgery Center in Missouri notified HHS last month about an incident  affecting 31,000 patients, but the submission was not added to the breach tool until this month, and no details had been readily available online until now. I recently spoke with their practice manager, who provided me with a copy of their notice…

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Teenager who hacked governments worldwide is spared jail

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Dissent

Martin Evans reports: A teenage computer hacker who shutdown government networks across the world and sent bomb threats to US airlines from his bedroom, has walked free from court. The 16-year-old from Plympton in Devon, began hacking the sites of organisations and governments he disagreed with when he was just 14. Using a laptop computer in…

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Hacker steals 1.6 million accounts from top mobile game’s forum

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Dissent

Why don’t people patch vBulletin? This may be one of the mysteries of life. Zack Whittaker reports: A hacker has targeted the official forum for popular mobile game “Clash of Kings,” making off with close to 1.6 million accounts. The hack was carried out on July 14 by a hacker, who wants to remain nameless, and…

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WeWork battling another data leak

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Dissent

Konrad Putzier reports: A week after WeWork saw internal financial estimates splashed all over the internet, the company is battling another data leak. Thinknum, a web data company, says it analyzed public data in WeWork’s online member network and created a database of all its registered members. It claims WeWork’s membership churn rate has increased dramatically…

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Appeals court won’t let journalist convicted in hacking case stay out of jail pending appeal

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Dissent

Josh Gerstein reports: A federal appeals court has denied a last-ditch reprieve for a journalist sentenced to two years in prison after being convicted in a hacking case. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order Thursday denying former Reuters social media editor Matthew Keys’ plea to remain free while he appeals his convictions….

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