Marjorie Cortez reports that the massive Utah Department of Health hack in 2012 that compromised personal information of 780,000 Utahns has not been linked to any cases of identify theft: Patton said there were 37 incidents in which people raised questions whether the breach was tied to identity theft. That was later winnowed down to four…
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Paymast’r Services notifies customers after service provider’s site hacked
Paymast’r Services, part of FSV Payment Systems in Florida, is notifying consumers about a breach involving an unnamed service provider. The unauthorized access to the provider’s site occurred in July and was discovered on August 2. In an unsigned letter to those affected, they write: Paymast’r Services provided you with a PaychekPLUS! payroll card (your…
@ItsKahuna to be sentenced today (updated)
AP reports that John Anthony Borell III, known online as @ItsKahuna, will be sentenced today for his role in hacking a number of law enforcement-related web sites: John Anthony Borell III pleaded guilty in April to five counts related to the attacks as part of a plea agreement with the federal government. The agreement calls…
Vodafone Hacker Accesses 2 Million Customers’ Banking Data
Richard Weiss reports: An intruder hacked into a Vodafone Group Plc (VOD) server in Germany, gaining access to 2 million customers’ personal details and banking information. A person with insider knowledge stole data including names, addresses, birth dates, and bank account information, the world’s second-biggest mobile-phone carrier said in a statement today. The hacker had no access to credit-card information,…
Hanoi: 200 students off school because of hacker
Two hundred primary school students in Hanoi had a day off from school after a programmer hacked into the school’s messaging system to send a false notification to parents that students should take the day off. The programmer worked for a company that competes with the Ha Dinh school’s software provider and reportedly did it…
Hackers publish 165,000 Israelis’ information
Ilan Gattegno reports: A pro-Syrian hacking group breached Israeli and American websites and released the personal information of over 165,000 Israelis. The biggest breach, part of an organized cyberattack on numerous websites over the past few days, was in a website that offered web hosting services. The breached site provided all information on its users,…