Jordan Smith and Micah Lee report: An enormous cache of phone records obtained by The Intercept reveals a major breach of security at Securus Technologies, a leading provider of phone services inside the nation’s prisons and jails. The materials — leaked via SecureDrop by an anonymous hacker who believes that Securus is violating the constitutional rights of inmates — comprise over…
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NZ: Police go to PM over hacker “Rawshark’s” identity
David Fisher reports: John Key was approached by police about his claimed knowledge of the identity of the hacker “Rawshark” but won’t say if he cooperated. The approach came after the Prime Minister said publicly he had been given the name of a person who was said to be the hacker Rawshark. If you’re as…
TalkTalk hack could cost firm £35 million
BBC reports: The cyber-attack on TalkTalk could cost it up to £35m in one-off costs, the company has said. Following the hack, which divulged some users’ financial details, all customers of the telecoms group will be offered a free upgrade. Read more on BBC. The company is still sticking to its position that customers who want out…
More than 1,000 Spotify email addresses and passwords leaked. Spotify denies any breach of their system/
Seung Lee reports: Over one thousand email addresses and passwords from the music streaming app Spotify were leaked following a hack attack last week, according to multiple victims who confirmed with Newsweek. Newsweek verified the details of the hack with nine individuals whose email addresses were posted publicly on November 2. One victim claimed he was locked out of his account for…
Indictment in Atlanta charges three in E*TRADE, Scottrade ID theft and fraud scheme
Related to the big news out of Southern District of New York earlier today about the mega-hacking and fraud scheme that allegedly impacted financial institutions, stock prices, and online gambling casinos, another indictment was unsealed in Atlanta against two of the defendants: Three people were charged in an indictment unsealed Tuesday in Atlanta with an…
Experian Posts $20M Charge Related to T-Mobile Data Breach
Diana Goovaerts reports: In its earnings report for the six months ended September 30, 2015, Experian posted a charge of $20 million stemming from its response to an October security breach that exposed the data of millions of T-Mobile customers. According to the report, the “one-off costs” came from Experian’s response to the hack, which included notifying impacted individuals,…