Pavel Polityuk reports: Ukraine said on Saturday that Russian security services were involved in a recent cyber attack on the country, with the aim of destroying important data and spreading panic. The SBU, Ukraine’s state security service, said the attack, which started in Ukraine and spread around the world on Tuesday, was by the same…
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Smyrna Police employee arrested for stealing personal information
Jessica Noll and Faith Abubey report: A police department’s crime analyst in Cobb County was charged with 31 counts of computer theft. Shannon Pope, a 17-year veteran of the Smyrna Police Department, posted bond at $3,500 after being arrested on June 21. Pope, 38, stole information without authorization including driver’s licenses and mobile data of…
‘Crackas’ Hacker Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison
AP reports: A North Carolina man has been sentenced to two years in prison in connection with a series of computer hacks that targeted former CIA Director John Brennan and other government officials. Twenty-three-year-old Andrew Otto Boggs of North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, known online as “INCURSIO,” pleaded guilty earlier this year to unauthorized computer access…
Shadow Brokers Threaten to Expose Identity of Former NSA Hacker
Catalin Cimpanu reports: The Shadow Brokers have published a new message today, gloating about the damage caused by the NotPetya ransomware, and threatening to expose the real-life identity of an alleged NSA employee, who they say has been mocking the group on Twitter. In their message, the group also boasted about having “many many subscribers”…
Officials: Nearly 200 children in region affected by data security breach
Ron Musselman reports: Approximately 1,800 children had their identities compromised in a data security breach, including 186 in the region, according to the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania. The breach was discovered in May 2017. […] Authorities said the information may have included personal identifiable information and personal health information. Read more on WJACTV.
UK: Government data site user details leak
BBC reports: The government digital service is to make users of its data.gov.uk website change their passwords, following a security breach. It said a database of usernames and email addresses had been discovered on a publicly accessible system during a routine security review. Read more on BBC.