The North Penn School District and the Towamencin police department are investigating a student accused of hacking into the district’s computer network. School officials discovered the situation early this week and turned the investigation over to police, and computer devices are being analyzed to ascertain what information may have been accessed, according to a district…
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Square Enix Site Hacked – Again (Updated to Reflect No Personal Info Accessed)
In what appears to be its second breach in 2011, Square Enix has confirmed that it has suffered an intrusion. Matt Mann reports: Today Square Enix announced that both their Japanese and North American Square Enix Members sites have been hacked. According to Square Enix an unknown party gained unauthorized access to servers containing user information in…
G2 Secure Staff hack exposes staff and employee details
Oops. G2 Secure Staff, the Irving, Texas-based firm that describes themselves as a “a leading provider of aviation staffing and security needs” offering low-cost solutions to airlines, may be wishing they had invested more in their own security. The hacker known as “ItsKahuna” dumped some of their databases. One contained 63 administrative and executive e-mail…
Anonymous and AntiSec target group for Anti-Muslim campaign (update1)
America. What a country. The Florida Family Association (FFA) proudly declares itself: … an organization that is made up of THOUSANDS OF SUPPORTERS across America who share in the same goal of improving America’s moral environment. Florida Family Association’s mission statement in our IRS approved 501C3 application is to: Educate people on what they can…
Coalition of Law Enforcement and Retail (C.L.E.A.R.) hacked; membership database dumped
According to its web site, the Coalition of Law Enforcement and Retail (C.L.E.A.R.) was formed in November 2008 by a group of Law Enforcement and Retail Loss Prevention professionals that saw the need for the formation of a partnership. According to a hacker called “Exphin1ty,” however, C.L.E.A.R. is part of the problem with treatment of…
PA: Hackers Steal Washington Co. Customers’ Credit Card Info
The Secret Service is investigating after several customers of a Washington County restaurant had their credit card information stolen by hackers from overseas. Beginning Dec. 4, Jumpers Junction customers began reporting their credit card information as being stolen. Investigators said each person had recently paid for their food with a credit card at the restaurant….