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SG: Hacker jailed 6 months for attacking Prime Minister’s Office website and other offences

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Dissent

Ian Poh reports: Undeterred by the Government’s warning that it would deal with those who threaten to attack Singapore’s cyber infrastructure, a hacking enthusiast tested his skills on the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) website. Mohammad Azhar Tahir, 28, was sentenced to two months’ jail on Monday for entering unauthorised computer code into the site on…

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AU: AFP mistakenly names two people involved in criminal investigation

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Dissent

Paul Farrell reports: The Australian federal police have inadvertently disclosed the identity of two people involved in a criminal investigation, the second accidental publication of material about investigations this year. The identities of the two were disclosed in documents released by the AFP under freedom of information laws. Read more on The Guardian.

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Ex-Wake employee charged with accessing boss’ emails

Posted on December 6, 2014 by Dissent

WRAL reports: The [North Carolina] State Bureau of Investigation on Friday arrested a former Wake County employee accused of accessing hundreds of emails of his one-time boss, Register of Deeds Laura Riddick.Nelish Kumar R. Tailor, 39, of Apex, was charged with 13 counts of accessing government computers. Read more on WRAL.

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Alleged Heartbleed hacker faces more charges in Canada Revenue Agency case

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Dissent

The Toronto Star reports that more charges have been laid against Stephen Arthuro Solis-Reyes who had been charged with using Heartbleed to extract data from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).  Until now, he had (only) been charged with with one count of unauthorized use of a computer and one count of mischief in relation  to data. An expanded RCMP investigation produced…

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Ca: RCMP accidentally sent woman’s assault complaint to media

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Dissent

Bruce Campion-Smith reports: In a serious breach of privacy, the RCMP accidentally sent details of a woman’s complaint of a sexual assault to a Toronto Star reporter. The woman’s note to the RCMP details an attack that happened decades ago but is potentially related to an ongoing police investigation. It was inadvertently forwarded to the…

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Belize City Special Branch Office flash drive containing thousands of files lost or stolen

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Dissent

7News Belize reports: 7News has learned that a flash drive belonging to a police officer in the Belize City Special Branch Office has made its way unto the streets. No one can say for sure whether the officer misplaced it or if it was stolen – but the loss is causing alarm in security circles….

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