A computer hacker who ruined a man’s internet firm ‘for a game’ and was caught with thousands of stolen bank account details has been spared jail – so he can carry on studying for his degree in law. Sussex University student Zachary Woodham, 19, bragged online about how easy it was to take control of…
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Hackers access 25,000 customers’ details from video game developer
Barry Neild reports: Hackers have broken into the vaults of the Japanese video games developer, Square Enix, accessing the details of 25,000 customers in the second major data breach to hit the gaming world in recent weeks. The software house, which is behind some of the world’s most successful computer game franchises, including Final Fantasy,…
(update) Eidos confirms website hack, email addresses and resumes stolen
Graham Cluley writes: Eidos has revealed that resumes of job hunters and email addresses of video game fans have been stolen by hackers in an attack on the Eidos and “Deus Ex: Human Revolution” websites. Square Enix, the parent company of Eidos, confirmed the hack in a PDF press release. Read more on Sophos.
Eidos and Deus Ex sites hacked, personal data acquired?
Brian Krebs reports that Eidos Interactive and one of its biggest titles — Deus Ex– have been hacked and some user information accessed or acquired: KrebsOnSecurity.com obtained an archived copy of the attackers’ online chatter as they were covering their tracks from compromising the sites. A hacker using the alias “ev0″ discusses having defaced the…
Sony notifications to New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office
Although there doesn’t seem to be anything new in them, if you’re curious, you can see Sony’s breach notifications to New Hampshire of April 26 and May 2.
Wyndham continues to identify and notify hotel guests impacted by past breaches
Some breaches seem to go on forever. Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, which reported a hacking incident in 2008 and hacking incidents in 2009 and 2010, has recently notified the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office of an update to its report of June 2010. That report did not and does not appear on the state’s breach report…