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Cypriot Hacker Pleads Guilty to Data Theft, Extortion

Posted on January 27, 2021 by Dissent

A Cypriot national who was extradited to the U.S. this past summer has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud and to obtaining information from a protected computer. Prajeet Nair reports: Joshua Polloso Epifaniou, 21, of Nicosia, Cyprus, pleaded guilty this week to computer fraud conspiracy and obtaining information from a protected computer. He faces…

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Citrix Employees Secure $2.3 Million Settlement for Data Breach

Posted on January 27, 2021July 24, 2025 by Dissent

Porter Wells reports: Citrix Systems Inc.‘s $2.275 million settlement offer to a class of current and former employees whose data was compromised by hackers over a five-month period earned a Florida federal judge’s initial approval. Judge Ron K. Altman preliminarily approved the class’s unopposed motion to approve the settlement terms Tuesday for the U.S. District Court for…

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Australia’s securities regulator says server hit by cyber security breach

Posted on January 25, 2021 by Dissent

Rashmi Ashok and Nikhil Kurian Nainan report: Australia’s securities regulator said on Monday there was a cyber security breach at a server it used to transfer files including credit licence applications where some information may have been viewed. The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) said it became aware of the incident on Jan. 15…

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Hacker leaks data of 2.28 million dating site users

Posted on January 25, 2021 by Dissent

Catalin Cimpanu writes: A well-known hacker has leaked this week the details of more than 2.28 million users registered on MeetMindful.com, a dating website founded in 2014, ZDNet has learned this week from a security researcher. The dating site’s data has been shared as a free download on a publicly accessible hacking forum known for its trade…

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SonicWall says it was hacked using zero-days in its own products

Posted on January 23, 2021 by Dissent

Catalin Cimpanu reports: Networking device maker SonicWall said on Friday night that it is investigating a security breach of its internal network after detecting what it described as a “coordinated attack.” In a short statement posted on its knowledgebase portal, the company said that “highly sophisticated threat actors” targeted its internal systems by “exploiting probable zero-day vulnerabilities…

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Security firm Malwarebytes was infected by same hackers who hit SolarWinds

Posted on January 23, 2021 by Dissent

Dan Goodin reports: Security firm Malwarebytes said it was breached by the same nation-state-sponsored hackers who compromised a dozen or more US government agencies and private companies. The attackers are best known for first hacking into Austin, Texas-based SolarWinds, compromising its software-distribution system and using it to infect the networks of customers who used SolarWinds’…

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