WTHR reports: A McCordsville teenager is named as one of four gamers charged by a federal grand jury in a computer hacking operation. The four are accused of breaking into the networks of well-known tech companies – including Microsoft Corporation, Epic Games Inc., Valve Corporation, Zombie Studios – as well as the U.S. Army and stealing…
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eCar insurance in security breach via Brightside Group
BBC reports: The Brightside Group – manager of several motor insurance websites, including eCar insurance – has identified that there was breach in its security system on 29 September. However, “the company confirms that there’s no evidence that any personal information was obtained by the perpetrator,” the firm told the BBC. Read more on BBC….
NC: 2 charged with ID theft
WCNC reports: Police arrested a man and woman accused of identity theft in the Charlotte area. CMPD charged Brent Caltagirone and Karima Lane with identity theft and conspiracy to commit identity theft and trafficking in stolen IDs on September 26. Detectives determined through an investigation that Caltagirone was given the names and social security numbers…
ID Theft Service Customer Gets 27 Months
Brian Krebs reports: A Florida man was sentenced today to 27 months in prison for trying to purchase Social Security numbers and other data from an identity theft service that pulled consumer records from a subsidiary of credit bureau Experian. Derric Theoc, 36, pleaded guilty to attempting to purchase Social Security and bank account records on more than…
Hacked security plugin firm stored customer passwords in plaintext. Seriously?
Graham Cluley writes: … from time to time, firms find themselves in the position of admitting that they have messed up massively with potentially disastrous consequences for their business and their innocent customers. What makes it even worse, however, is when the company that has fallen woefully short really should have known better. One such company which…
Four hackers charged with stealing $100m in US army and Xbox technology
Nicky Woolf reports: Four men have been charged with breaking into the computer systems of Microsoft, the US army and leading games manufacturers, as part of an alleged international hacking ring that netted more than $100m in intellectual property, the US Department of Justice said on Tuesday. The four, aged between 18 and 28, are…