Tim Sullivan reports: The Cameron County Elections Department is acknowledging a security breach in which someone gained access to files containing the personal identifying information of staff members and poll workers. Elections Administrator Remi Garza says the person was able to access files in the online storage system of Easy Vote, a company that provides…
Category: Government Sector
DEA Investigating Breach of Law Enforcement Data Portal
Brian Krebs reports: The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) says it is investigating reports that hackers gained unauthorized access to an agency portal that taps into 16 different federal law enforcement databases. KrebsOnSecurity has learned the alleged compromise is tied to a cybercrime and online harassment community that routinely impersonates police and government officials to harvest personal…
Over 1,200 IDF soldiers examined after WSJ leak on naval ops against Iran
Tzvi Joffre reports: The communications of about 1,200 IDF soldiers were examined and 10 officials were questioned after information about Israeli strikes on Iranian ships was leaked to The Wall Street Journal last year. […] The IDF told the State Attorney that over 1,200 soldiers were exposed to the secrets about the operations, while only about 450…
IL: Quincy facing one of the ‘worst cyber attacks’ to ever hit the community
Rebecca Duffy reports: The city of Quincy is dealing with what the mayor calls one of the worst cyber attacks to ever hit the community, and they still don’t know how it happened. Mayor Mike Troup said around 7:30 Saturday morning the city of Quincy was got hit by a cyber attack. “This probably is…
Lawyers are nearing a settlement deal for the infamous 2015 OPM hack
Attorneys are closing in on a settlement deal that could deliver up to $63 million to some victims of one of the most cataclysmic data breaches in history The settlement, if approved by a judge, would end a seven-year legal effort to win compensation for more than 21 million current and former federal employees who were…
Anonymous Leak 82GB of Police Emails Against Australia’s Offshore Detention
Waqas reports: On Monday, May 2nd, 2022, the Anonymous collective released 82GB worth of emails apparently belonging to the Nauru Police Force. According to Anonymous, the data leak was in protest against the alleged ill-treatment of asylum seekers and refugees carried out by Island authorities on behalf of the Australian government. For your information, Nauru is a…