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ISIL-Linked Hacker Pleads Guilty to Providing Material Support

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Dissent

There’s an update to a previously reported prosecution. From the DOJ: Ardit Ferizi, aka Th3Dir3ctorY, 20, a citizen of Kosovo, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Leonie M. Brinkemaof the Eastern District of Virginia to providing material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization, and…

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45 million records from over 1100 Verticalscope.com domains and communities hacked and leaked

Posted on June 14, 2016 by Dissent

LeakedSource has done it again: Verticalscope.com and all of their domains were hacked in February of 2016. LeakedSource has obtained and added a copy of this data to its ever-growing searchable repository of leaked data. […] This data set contains nearly 45 million records from over 1100 websites and communities. Some of the larger domains…

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Russian government hackers penetrated DNC, stole opposition research on Trump

Posted on June 14, 2016 by Dissent

Ellen Nakashima reports: Russian government hackers penetrated the computer network of the Democratic National Committee and gained access to the entire database of opposition research on GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump, according to committee officials and security experts who responded to the breach. Read more on Washington Post.

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Gatecoin cryptocurrency exchange seeks to reimburse stolen funds after US$2m security breach

Posted on June 14, 2016 by Dissent

Gene Lin reports an update to a previously noted incident: Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange Gatecoin is turning to fundraising channels as a means to reimburse lost assets after around US$2 million (HK$15.5 million) worth of cryptocurrency was stolen during a cyberattack this May. The exchange is in an effort to relaunch by the end of July. Read more on…

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North Korea hacked 140,000 South Korean computers in a huge campaign

Posted on June 14, 2016 by Dissent

Jack Kim reports: North Korea hacked into more than 140,000 computers at 160 South Korean firms and government agencies, planting malicious code under a long-term plan laying groundwork for a massive cyber attack against its rival, police in the South said on Monday. South Korea has been on heightened alert against cyber attacks by theNorth after Pyongyang conducted a…

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JP: Personal info on 7.93 million people feared leaked

Posted on June 14, 2016 by Dissent

Kyodo News reports: Major Japanese travel agency JTB Corp. said Tuesday personal information on some 7.93 million people is feared to have been leaked due to unauthorized access to its server. The information includes customer names, addresses, e-mail addresses and passport numbers. Around 4,300 passport numbers feared to be leaked are still valid, JTB said….

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