From Bettys.co.uk, a notification of a breach they discovered on May 8. Frustratingly, they only say that it was due to an “industry-wide software weakness” without being more specific as to what they’re talking about. DataBreaches.net contacted Bettys to ask for more specifics, but they declined to answer, saying public disclosure would only encourage copycat attacks, and…
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Expo 2015 – Anonymous Italy claims to have stolen 1TB data from Best Union
Pierluigi Paganini reports: Anonymous Italy continues to target the Expo 2015 Universal Exposition being hosted in Milan with a series of attacks under the Operation Italy (#OpItaly). The collective of hackers it targeting systems of the organization and the companies that are working for the event. The last victim in order of time is the Best Union,…
Anonymous Hacks Chile Govt In Support Of Student Protests, Against Police Brutality
Waqas reports: Anonymous hacktivist breached a government of Chile website and leaked login details of officials in support of student protests against the government’s education policy. Read more on HackRead.
Where Does Sony Settlement Leave CGL Insurance for Data Breaches?
What does your CGL policy mean by “publication in any manner?” Jana Landon reports: It was reported recently that the parties in the closely watched data breach case of Zurich American Insurance v. Sony Corp. of America (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Feb. 21, 2014) settled while Sony’s appeal of an unfavorable trial court opinion was pending. That…
Wayne County (Indiana) Sheriff’s Dept Website Defaced, Login Data Leaked
Waqas reports: The online hacktivist AnonGhost just hacked, defaced the official website of Wayne Country Sheriff’s department and publicly leaked its database containing login credentials of its employees. The attack on the Sheriff’s website was conducted under the banner of #OpUSA, an online operation where Palestine friendly hackers are targeting US based websites. Read more on HackRead.
Host of NSA’s smtp server hacked?
An interesting paste today by PH1K3 lets us follow along during an attempt to hack the host/dns provider for smtp.nsa.gov.