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Resident of India Pleads Guilty in International Online Brokerage “Hack, Pump and Dump” Scheme

Posted on February 5, 2010 by Dissent

A resident of India pleaded guilty today to conspiracy and aggravated identity theft charges arising from an international fraud scheme to “hack” into online brokerage accounts in the United States and use those accounts to manipulate stock prices, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Deborah K.R. Gilg…

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Hacker Pleads Guilty to Infiltrating VOIP Networks And Reselling Services for Profit

Posted on February 4, 2010 by Dissent

The first individual ever charged with hacking into the networks of Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) providers and reselling hacked VOIP services for a profit pleaded guilty yesterday, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman, announced. Edwin Pena, 27, a Venezuelan citizen, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton to one count of conspiracy to…

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Are public school districts adequately securing accounts?

Posted on February 4, 2010 by Dissent

How many school districts have had their funds hacked or otherwise illegally transferred to non-district accounts that we may never have heard about? Consider this newly released NYS Office of the Comptroller audit of Lindenhurst School District on Long Island that reports what were likely hacked accounts in 2007: […] There are nine schools in…

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MN: Identities of 27,000 Ceridian users at risk

Posted on February 4, 2010 by Dissent

The Associated Press reports: A hacker attack on a Bloomington payroll processing company has put 27,000 people at financial risk. Ceridian, in a letter to affected customers, says the hacker attacked its Internet payroll system Dec. 22 and Dec. 23, potentially revealing Social Security numbers, birth dates and bank accounts of employees working at 1,900…

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NY: Hacker stole $378,000 from town account, sent it to Ukraine

Posted on February 4, 2010 by Dissent

Michael Valkys reports: A computer hacker broke into a Town of Poughkeepsie bank account and stole $378,000 by transferring the money to banks in Ukraine, Supervisor Patricia Myers said Wednesday. Ending two weeks of silence about the incident, Myers read a statement before the Town Board’s meeting at Town Hall. She said four illegal transfers…

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Hackers Try to Steal $150,000 from United Way

Posted on February 4, 2010 by Dissent

Brian Krebs writes: Hackers broke into computer systems at a Massachusetts chapter of the United Way last month and attempted to make off with more than $150,000 from one of the nation’s largest charities. Patricia Latimore, chief financial officer at the United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimac Valley, said unknown attackers tried to initiate…

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