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FL: Brothers Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Identity Theft Tax Fraud Scheme Involving Students’ and Other Individuals’ Information

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Dissent

There’s an update to a case previously noted on this site. Two North Miami brothers were sentenced for an identity theft tax fraud scheme involving students and other individuals’ personal identifying information. Rigo Octavio Lopez, 25, and Luis Daniel Lopez Morales, 19, were each sentenced to 48 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release,…

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Hacker claims Madhya Pradesh varsity’s results can be altered

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Dissent

Vignesh Radhakrishnan reports: The websites of several leading varsities, including Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya of Indore and Mumbai University, are vulnerable to hacking that can alter sensitive information stored on their databases, according to a white hat hacker. The white-hat or ethical hacker, who goes by the name Root_X_FlooD, contacted Hindustan Times and said the portal…

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CA: Anonymous responsible for Clayton Valley Charter High computer hack?

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Dissent

Matthias Gafni reports: A hacker claiming association with Anonymous, a loosely associated network of Internet hackers and activists, sent an e-mail with attachments to county education officials last week alerting them to “corruption and manipulation” at Clayton Valley Charter High School, authorities said. The attachments included e-mails from at least one school staff member, police…

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More details emerge on UVa attack

Posted on August 15, 2015 by Dissent

Dean Seal has some additional details on the University of Virginia attack reported yesterday. Of note, the attack appeared to be from China and specifically targeted the email accounts of two employees whose work is connected with China. Read more on Daily Progress.

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University of Virginia information technology systems compromised by hackers

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Dissent

Ella Shoup reports: Several portions of the University’s information technology systems were illegally accessed by “sophisticated attackers originating in China” earlier this year, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Patrick Hogan said in an email Friday to members of the University community. The University first became aware of a possible breach when notified by…

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Hacktivists claim data breach at Florida International University, University of Miami

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Dissent

Andrea Torres is getting MSM readers caught up on some of GhostShell’s activity a few months ago, it seems: A team of self-proclaimed activists used the “Team Ghost Shell” Twitter account to continue to protest against institutions that they claim are not doing enough to protect personal data. They claim to have released data that belonged…

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