Bethany Horne reports that as expected, Lauri Love will be fighting attempts to extradite him to the U.S. to face hacking charges. The US alleges Love is a “sophisticated computer hacker” loosely affiliated with the Anonymous hacker collective, and that he “secretly infiltrated” computer systems used by a long list of government agencies including the Federal Reserve,…
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Someone Hacked Uniformed Services University and Leaked Their Credentials Online
Waqas reports: A hacker going with the online handle of Kuroi SH hacked and defaced several domains of the United States based Uniformed Services University and leaked 2014 login credentials online. Uniformed Services University (USU) is the country’s only Federal Health Sciences University whose primary mission is to prepare graduates for service to the U.S. at home…
More details emerge on security concerns with Hillary Clinton’s private server
I know Clinton’s use of a private server has become a political issue, but it’s still also an infosec issue for our government. Jack Gillum and Stephen Braun of AP provide the latest revelations: Clinton’s server, which handled her personal and State Department correspondence, appeared to allow users to connect openly over the Internet to control it remotely, according…
UK: Derby City Council publishes information on 700 school posts amid pay review saga
John Dickens reports: Details that could reveal the salaries of hundreds of school staff caught up in a controversial equal pay review have been published online, leading to concerns over a data protection breach. Derby City Council has published information on more than 700 school posts on its website, leading to claims the disclosure makes it possible…
Border Agency officer pleads guilty to data breaches
ITV reports: A 50-year-old Guernsey Border Agency officer has pleaded guilty to data protection law offences. Appearing before magistrates, Matthew Walsh admitted four charges, two of intent to secure unauthorised access to data on a government computer and two charges of disclosing personal data without consent. He was granted unconditional bail and is due to…
UK: Council investigating claims of data protection ‘breach’ over ‘eligible’ pupils at UTC
Warrington Guardian reports: Council chiefs are carrying out a thorough investigation into claims the authority has ‘breached’ data protection by releasing the information of potential pupils at University Technical College (UTC) Warrington. It is believed that the review into the matter concerns the council assisting a marketing agency by providing details of ‘eligible’ youngsters. The…