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Oregon State University reports IT security incident

Posted on September 3, 2020 by Dissent

 Oregon State University announced Thursday that personal information of some students and faculty may have been exposed during a recent IT security incident. A cybercriminal accessed an OSU Ecampus server that contained student and faculty directory information such as email addresses, phone numbers and mailing addresses. No social security numbers were compromised in the incident….

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Jewish Federation of Greater Washington reports $7.5 million hack

Posted on September 3, 2020 by Dissent

Well, we all expected more breaches because of more people working remotely.  Here’s a sad reminder, reported by Emily Davies: The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington reported a hack that drained $7.5 million from its endowment fund and funneled the money into international accounts. CEO Gil Preuss announced the hack to employees in a virtual call…

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Norway’s parliament attacked by hackers

Posted on September 2, 2020 by Dissent

AFP reports: Norway’s parliament said Tuesday it had been the target of a “vast” cyber attack that enabled hackers to access the emails of some lawmakers. The hackers’ identities were not immediately known. “The parliament has recently been targeted in a vast cyber attack,” the institution wrote in a statement. Read more on The Local…

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In: RPF Busts Major Cross-border Gang of Hackers and Touts Involved in E-ticketing, CBI to Take Over Case

Posted on September 1, 2020 by Dissent

PTI reports: The Railway Protection Force of the South Western Railways on Tuesday claimed a major breakthrough in busting a cross-border criminal gang involved in illegal software for e-tickets by arresting the kingpin and over 100 panel developers. The gang, according to the SWR, had a network of 25,000 hackers and touts across India and…

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American Payroll Association notifies people of cyberattack on site

Posted on August 31, 2020 by Dissent

The American Payroll Association (“APA”) is notifying people about breach discovered in mid-July. What Happened? The APA experienced a skimming cyberattack in which personal information was accessed by unauthorized individuals. The source of the cyberattack is thought to have been a vulnerability in APA’s content management system, which allowed a “skimmer” to be installed on…

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PULAU Corporation notifies employees of June hack

Posted on August 31, 2020 by Dissent

Defense supplier PULAU Corporation is notifying their employees about an intrusion and unauthorized access into parts of their network between June 11 and June 29. Based on our investigation, we believe the unauthorized party acquired certain employment-related records stored on the affected systems. The affected records contained certain personal information, such as name, contact information,…

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