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Feds and cops outed as hacker dump exposes ties to adult-dating site

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Dissent

And so it begins… RT reports: The men behind the screen names “Eaglesfan_6969” and “Verywilling2011” are looking for sex, and they’re doing it from government-provided email accounts, according to data pilfered from a hacked dating website. A trove of personal information pertaining to paid account holders of AdultFriendFinder, a website that touts itself as letting…

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Indiana hacker faces sentencing in $100 million scheme

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Dissent

Kristine Guerra reports on the case of Austin Alcala,  a case reported previously on this site: A young man from McCordsville accused in what federal authorities described as an international and multimillion-dollar hacking scheme is facing sentencing after pleading guilty to a conspiracy charge. Austin Alcala, a graduate of Fishers High School, is one of three suspects charged…

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PCI council gives up, dumbs down PCI DSS for small business

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Dissent

Darren Pauli reports: The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council has created a taskforce charged with improving security among small businesses. The prodigious task will be tackled by encouraging small businesses to adopt security best practice and simplified Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS). Barclaycard payment security manager and taskforce chair Phil Jones…

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Server compromised due to social engineering against ISP NFOrce

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Dissent

Seen on Twitter: Server compromised due to social engineering against ISP NFOrce. There will be extended downtime for forensic analysis and reinstall. — BitcoinTalk (@bitcointalk) May 22, 2015 And over on redddit, theymos writes: The forum’s ISP NFOrce managed to get tricked into giving an attacker access to the server. I think that the attacker…

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Lauri Love hacking case: NCA returns 25 of 31 seized items, but not encrypted laptop

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Dissent

Wow. Nic Rigby reports: A man accused of hacking US government computers who is battling for the return of property seized by police has been given back 25 of the 31 items. Lauri Love, of Suffolk, is seeking the return of devices seized by UK police. Mr Love, 30, who faces no charges in Britain,…

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GA: Former Columbus car salesman makes court appearance on ID theft charges

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Dissent

Jenyne Donaldson reports: A Columbus man appeared in Recorder’s court Wednesday, facing several counts of identify fraud and a parole violation. Police searched Frederick Williams’ home and found he had the names of at least 150 people including their social security numbers, birth dates, credit card information with security codes even their credit scores. In…

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