Herbert G. McCann reports: Computer hacker Jeremy Hammond, who is serving a 10-year prison sentence for breaking into computer systems of security firms and law-enforcement agencies, will serve out the remainder of his term in a Chicago halfway house, a U.S. Bureau of Prison spokesman said Wednesday. Read more on AP News.
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Accused Ringleader of FIN7 Hacking Group Pleads Guilty
Prajeet Nair reports: An accused ringleader of the notorious FIN7 hacking group, which prosecutors say stole 15 million payment cards over several years, has pleaded guilty to multiple federal charges, according to court documents filed in the case this week. Andrii Kolpakov, who is a Ukrainian national, pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud…
Crypto trading platform Liquid hacked
Finextra reports: Crypto trading platform Liquid is advising customers to change their passwords and 2FA credentials after being hacked in a domain name hosting attack. In a notice published on its Website, Liquid CEO Mike Kayamori, says a domain name hosting provider inadvertently transferred control of the account to a malicious actor who subsequently changed…
Mercy Iowa City notifies 92,795 after discovering employee’s email account compromised
It started as so many breaches do — with the compromise of an employee’s email account. From May 15 until June 24, a threat actor accessed the account and used it to send spam and phishing emails. The breach was discovered on June 24. Mercy Iowa City’s investigation, assisted by a forensics security firm. ultimately…
Hacker shares 3.2 million Pluto TV accounts for free on forum
Lawrence Abrams reports on one a number of newly dumped databases this past week: A hacker is sharing what they state are 3.2 million Pluto TV user records that were stolen during a data breach. Pluto TV is an Internet television service that lets you stream free TV shows with advertisements. The service has over 28 million…
Consumer Watchdog Hacks A Tesla to Prove Dangers of Wirelessly Connected Cars
Jamie Court reports: The nonprofit, nonpartisan Consumer Watchdog today released a video showing how a box it built with the help of technologists could hack into the wireless connection of a Tesla and take over the screen with a “This Tesla’s Been Hacked” message. The video can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/RgpmJ6OhPns The group said the demonstration…