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Gujarat ATS arrests 18-year-old for cyberattacks during Operation Sindoor

Posted on May 20, 2025 by Dissent

Maulik Pathak reports: The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested 18-year-old Jasim Shahnawaz Ansari from Nadiad who, along with other juvenile accomplices, orchestrated multiple cyberattacks against several Indian government websites, especially amid Operation Sindoor, India’s military response following the Pahalgam terror attack. “The accused, a 12th-grade dropout, gained expertise in various programming languages, but his…

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Hackers Nab 15 Years of UK Legal Aid Applicant Data

Posted on May 20, 2025 by Dissent

Akshaya Asokan reports: Hackers stole from the U.K. Ministry of Justice personal information pertaining to criminal defendants in need of an attorney, the British government disclosed Monday. The ministry on Monday said it detected on April 23 a breach that targeted the Legal Aid Agency, which provides legal assistance advice in England and Wales primarily in criminal…

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Former Sussex Police officer facing trial for rape charged with 18 further offences relating to computer misuse

Posted on May 18, 2025 by Dissent

Matt Pole reports: A former Sussex Police officer, currently facing trial for rape and sexual assault charges following an Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) investigation, has been charged with 18 further criminal offences. The IOPC said ex-PC Christopher Mallet, 40, who was a police constable based at Horsham, is due to appear at Guildford…

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Fresno County fell victim to $1.6M phishing scam in 2020. One suspected has been arrested, another has been indicted.

Posted on May 18, 2025 by Dissent

Gabriel Dillard reports: Two men were indicted by a federal grand jury Thursday with six counts of wire fraud stemming from a $1.6 million phishing scheme against the County of Fresno. Jafaar September Nyangoro, 52, of Franklin, Tennessee, and Peter Bah Acha, 45 of Berlin, Germany, are accused of secretly gaining control of an email…

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Official Indiana .gov email addresses are phishing residents

Posted on May 15, 2025 by Dissent

Colin Wood reports: Indiana state agencies on Tuesday are warning residents to delete phony emails sent using official state government email addresses. Phishing emails emanating from numerous departments — from the Department of Child Services to the Indiana Horse Racing Commission — fraudulently inform recipients of unpaid toll fees and warn of financial penalties or…

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Personal information exposed by Australian Human Rights Commission data breach

Posted on May 14, 2025 by Dissent

David Hollingworth reports: The Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has revealed that more than 600 submissions and nominations to the commission’s website were accidentally exposed online between April and May 2025. The AHRC became aware of the breach on 10 April, when it discovered that attachments uploaded to its complaint web form between 24 March…

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