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Glassdoor email gaffe exposers users’ email addresses

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Dissent

So Glassdoor updated its terms of service, and dutifully notified its users by putting all their email addresses in the TO: field.  Yeah, you read that right. And no one apparently noticed before hitting SEND. Leading to a second email later today: Dear Glassdoor User: Earlier today we inadvertently exposed your email address to other…

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Teenager who hacked governments worldwide is spared jail

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Dissent

Martin Evans reports: A teenage computer hacker who shutdown government networks across the world and sent bomb threats to US airlines from his bedroom, has walked free from court. The 16-year-old from Plympton in Devon, began hacking the sites of organisations and governments he disagreed with when he was just 14. Using a laptop computer in…

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Hacker steals 1.6 million accounts from top mobile game’s forum

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Dissent

Why don’t people patch vBulletin? This may be one of the mysteries of life. Zack Whittaker reports: A hacker has targeted the official forum for popular mobile game “Clash of Kings,” making off with close to 1.6 million accounts. The hack was carried out on July 14 by a hacker, who wants to remain nameless, and…

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WeWork battling another data leak

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Dissent

Konrad Putzier reports: A week after WeWork saw internal financial estimates splashed all over the internet, the company is battling another data leak. Thinknum, a web data company, says it analyzed public data in WeWork’s online member network and created a database of all its registered members. It claims WeWork’s membership churn rate has increased dramatically…

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Appeals court won’t let journalist convicted in hacking case stay out of jail pending appeal

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Dissent

Josh Gerstein reports: A federal appeals court has denied a last-ditch reprieve for a journalist sentenced to two years in prison after being convicted in a hacking case. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order Thursday denying former Reuters social media editor Matthew Keys’ plea to remain free while he appeals his convictions….

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MO: Alleged identity thieves target local car dealership customers

Posted on July 21, 2016 by Dissent

Russell Kinsaul reports: Police say three suspects are indicted for running an in-depth identity theft ring that racked up thousands in fraudulent purchases after stealing customer’s personal information from a local car dealership. […] Jesse Chitwood, 34, Jessica Franklin, 37, and John Townsend, 35, were charged in a federal indictment on multiple counts of identity…

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