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Suspected UMPC hacker accused of stealing employee data from 65,000 UPMC employees arrested in Detroit

Posted on June 18, 2020 by Dissent

Torsten Ove reports: A man accused of hacking the human resources databases at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center starting in 2014 and stealing the data of 65,000 employees was arrested Tuesday in Detroit. Justin Sean Johnson is under indictment in Pittsburgh on charges of conspiracy, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with…

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Stopping Hackers in Their Tracks

Posted on June 17, 2020 by Dissent

From the FBI: A nightmare scenario for many organizations recently became one Atlanta-based tech company’s reality. But the steps the company took before and after their sensitive data was stolen by a hacker in 2018 helped the FBI identify and arrest the culprit. Christian Kight used his computer programming skills to hack into various businesses…

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PH: The Far Eastern University portal hacked

Posted on June 17, 2020 by Dissent

Manila Bulletin reports: The Far Eastern University’s (FEU) portal data was leaked by a hacker group Tuesday night. In a facebook post, FEU’s Kadiwa Student Coalition said a hacker group named Pinoy Grayhats is responsible of the leakage of 1,000 FEU student data. Read more on MB.com. A report on Rappler.com adds more detail: Meanwhile,…

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KR: Police Launch Probe into Possible Leak of Credit Card Data

Posted on June 15, 2020 by Dissent

KBS reports that Seoul police are investigating a “possible massive leak” of data of local credit and debit cards. Police said on Monday that they seized two external hard drives from a suspect surnamed Lee, who allegedly attempted to hack into the computer network of a local commercial bank last year. The seized hard drives…

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Live Event Manufacturer Reveals Employee Data Breach

Posted on June 15, 2020 by Dissent

Phil Muncaster reports: A major manufacturing company for live events has disclosed a data breach affecting the personal and financial information of its employees. Tait Towers Manufacturing produces rigging, lighting and other equipment for concerts, theatrical performances and the like. It claims to have worked on many of the highest-grossing concert tours of all time….

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Greece hires 80 new hackers as cyberwar with Turkey intensifies

Posted on June 14, 2020 by Dissent

Paul Antonopoulos reports: Greece’s National Intelligence Service has hired 80 new hackers at a time when the cyberwar with Turkish hackers has intensified, Ethnos reported. The last time hackers were recruited was in 2009, but now “new blood” is considered necessary for the renewal of staff. In January, Turkish hackers breached security systems and hacked the websites…

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