A new scandal is brewing. According to Harald S. Klungtveit and Anders Johansen Holth of Dagbladet in Norway, hackers have downloaded the entire database of 26,000 users of a sex-exchange (prostitution) site, Hemmelig.com. [Update: see the Comment below this post for a better description of the site; the commenter says that it is not a…
Category: Hack
Atari and Square Enix cough to exposing users’ privates
John Leyden reports: Atari has apologised to gamers following a security breach that exposed their names and email addresses, leaving users at heightened risk of spam as a result. The gaming outfit blamed the fairly minor breach (no credit cards or mobile phone numbers were exposed) on problems introduced during a migration to a new…
North Penn School District, Towamencin police probe district hacking case
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…
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…