Joseph Cox reports: Earlier this week, a hacker called ROR[RG], who acts as the moderator of the recently re-booted Hell hacking forum, dumped supposed internal documents of LMG Holdings, and more specifically, at least one of the companies it owns, “LifeSafer,” which describes itself on its website as “the nation’s leader in ignition interlock technology.” […] The data itself…
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Ex-Cardinals Scouting Director to Plead Guilty to Hacking Houston Astros: Sources (UPDATED)
Brian Costa and Devlin Barrett are reporting that according to sources, Chris Correa, the former scouting director for the St. Louis Cardinals, is scheduled to plead guilty today in connection with an unauthorized breach of the Houston Astros computer network. Read more on WSJ. Update: The sources were right – he did plead guilty to five counts, as The…
CAT Results 2015 Leaked At iimcat.ac.in – Hackers Released Merit Cutoff
Michael Jackson reports: The Indian Institute of Management – Ahmedabad (IIM-A) conducted the CAT Exam 2015 last year very successfully on 29th November 2015 and according to the latest news received, some hackers have hacked the official website of IIM-A and released the result of 2015 CAT exams of about 2,00,000 students. Every year, lakhs…
Sophos acquisition Cyberoam victim of cyber attack
Varun Aggarwal that a cybersecurity firm in India had some explaining to do: Year 2015 did not end on a high note for the Indian cyber security firm Cyberoam that confirmed a cyber attack on its systems last week, resulting in possible leakage of its database that contained personal details of its customers and partners. An…
Ringleader of Saks ID theft scheme pleads guilty
Jonathan Stempel reports: The ringleader of a scheme in which four former Saks Fifth Avenue employees used stolen customer data to buy $430,000 of luxury goods from the retailer’s flagship Manhattan store, with plans to resell them on the black market, has pleaded guilty, prosecutors said. Tamara Williams, 38, of Queens, pleaded guilty to grand…
Etihad probing possible data breach of 7,000 loyalty program customers
Alexander Cornwell reports: Etihad Airways on Wednesday said it is investigating a possible leak of data belonging to customers who took part in a promotional campaign in 2013. Personal details of thousands of people who took part in the promotion are believed to have been leaked at a third-party company, which worked with the airline….