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Teenage duo sentenced over credit card Ghostmarket

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Dissent

Dan Goodin has more about a case mentioned yesterday on this blog. Two UK teenagers received sentences for repeated hack attacks that stole credit card data and took one online webhost offline. Zachary Woodham, 19, and Louis Tobenhouse, 18, pleaded guilty to the online offenses in late December, members of the Metropolitan Police Service’s Police…

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UK: Computer hacker who ruined stranger’s internet business ‘for a game’ and stole bank account details is spared jail

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Dissent

A computer hacker who ruined a man’s internet firm ‘for a game’ and was caught with thousands of stolen bank account details has been spared jail – so he can carry on studying for his degree in law. Sussex University student Zachary Woodham, 19, bragged online about how easy it was to take control of…

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AU: How security chief’s bank details leaked

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Dissent

Ben Grubb reports: Security firm Symantec’s Australian chief has revealed how his personal credit card details were leaked by a Melbourne restaurant, which he said highlighted the need for mandatory privacy breach notification laws. […] Scroggie’s credit card data was leaked via email when a Melbourne restaurant at which he was a member attempted to…

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UK: Are Bingo Player Details Being Sold?

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Dissent

Sandra Thompson reports: Bingo Affiliates in the UK are being offered player data for sale. A particular bingo website which is a major brand in the UK is on the list displaying name, address, email, amount deposited along with the player usernames and passwords. Bingosupermarket has contacted the company from where the alleged information has…

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Hackers access 25,000 customers’ details from video game developer

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Dissent

Barry Neild reports: Hackers have broken into the vaults of the Japanese video games developer, Square Enix, accessing the details of 25,000 customers in the second major data breach to hit the gaming world in recent weeks. The software house, which is behind some of the world’s most successful computer game franchises, including Final Fantasy,…

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(update) Eidos confirms website hack, email addresses and resumes stolen

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Dissent

Graham Cluley writes: Eidos has revealed that resumes of job hunters and email addresses of video game fans have been stolen by hackers in an attack on the Eidos and “Deus Ex: Human Revolution” websites. Square Enix, the parent company of Eidos, confirmed the hack in a PDF press release. Read more on Sophos.

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