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MN: Thousands Potentially Affected in Pine County Data Breach

Posted on October 25, 2019 by Dissent

Joe Keyport reports: Pine County says that around 4,400 people may have their data breached after a county employee had their email account accessed by unauthorized personnel. The incident happened in June when the county’s payroll department received an email request to change the direct deposit for an employee’s paycheck, something that must be done…

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Ukrainian cyber ​​police detain a hacker hiding in Ukraine from US law enforcement

Posted on October 25, 2019 by Dissent

The following is a Google translation from an article in Ukrainian on the site of Ukraine’s national police, announcing the arrest of an unnamed (but pictured) 32-year old suspected of stealing $6 million from U.S. banks.  If any reader recognizes him or has any idea who he is, please let me know via email to…

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Man Gets 12 Years for Phishing Attack on LA County Court Computers

Posted on October 23, 2019 by Dissent

Fred Shuster reports: A 33-year-old man was sentenced Monday to a dozen years behind bars for hacking into the Los Angeles Superior Court computer system and using it to send millions of malicious phishing emails designed to retrieve employees’ banking information. Oriyomi Sadiq Aloba was also ordered by U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner to…

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Tuesday: UK High Court will hear extradition appeal from alleged member of thedarkoverlord

Posted on October 21, 2019 by Dissent

It has been more than three years since a threat actor or group calling themselves thedarkoverlord (TDO) dramatically announced that they were hacking medical practices and demanding large amounts of bitcoin to not dump or sell patient data. Tomorrow, one man allegedly associated with TDO will be hoping that his lawyers can successfully appeal a…

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Russian cyberattack unit ‘masqueraded’ as Iranian hackers, UK says

Posted on October 21, 2019 by Dissent

Helen Warrell in London and Henry Foy report: A Russian cyber espionage unit has hacked Iranian hackers to lead attacks in more than 35 countries, a joint UK and US investigation has revealed. The so-called Turla group, which has been linked with Russian intelligence, allegedly hijacked the tools of Oilrig, a group widely linked to the…

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The Untold Story of the 2018 Olympics Cyberattack, the Most Deceptive Hack in History

Posted on October 21, 2019 by Dissent

Andy Greenberg reports: Just before 8 pm on February 9, 2018, high in the northeastern mountains of South Korea, Sang-jin Oh was sitting on a plastic chair a few dozen rows up from the floor of Pyeongchang’s vast, pentagonal Olympic Stadium. He wore a gray and red official Olympics jacket that kept him warm despite the…

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