From The Local in Germany: A hacker attack which infiltrated Germany’s federal police computer system using Trojan programs and a system of routes via Russia last summer was due to a row about internet usage between a top cop and his daughter. It resulted in the “Patras” server being closed down – meaning that federal…
Category: Government Sector
NY: Bronx cops in file flub
Kirstan Conley reports: Bronx cops disposed of dozens of sensitive files by tossing them in the garbage outside the 40th Precinct station house, where they were fair game for local Dumpster divers. The files — including at least one domestic-violence report, stolen property records, criminal complaints and mug shots — were found yesterday by a…
AntiSec dumps e-mail and contact info for NYS law enforcement groups – but which? (updated)
As noted New Year’s Eve, members of the #Anonymous #AntiSec collective welcomed 2012 by dumping data from law enforcement-related organizations on both coasts. I described the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association hack in a previous blog entry. Now let’s turn to the east coast, where the hackers dumped data reportedly from multiple organizations. In their…
California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) hacked
I don’t know how you partied last night (if you did), but it looks like the AntiSec folks thoroughly enjoyed themselves by releasing data they acquired from the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA). In a statement on the defaced site earlier in the evening, the hackers referred to the hack as being part of…
As 2011 draws to a close….
Anonymous/AntiSec/LulzSec has released two data dumps: one from the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association and one from the New York State Association of Chiefs of Police. Both dumps appear to include names, email addresses and passwords for members as well as some mail spools. The passwords appear to be MD5, and some have already been…
New York City Public Advocate notifies web site submitters of security breach, but did they downplay its scope?
It felt like an exercise in futility, but on Christmas Day, I started making phone calls to alert the NYC Office of the Public Advocate that their database had been hacked and personal and sensitive information of those seeking assistance had been exposed. No one ever called me back, but having provided specific details to…