I’m going to have to use a Google translation for this one as my Spanish is rusty, but Nicolás Sepúlveda reports on ciperchile.cl about repeated hacks of the Carabineros de Chile, the Chilean national police. The hacks are part of the ongoing political unrest and activism in the country. Sepúlveda reports that CIPER has reviewed…
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2 Plead Guilty in 2016 Uber and Lynda.com Hacks
Mike Isaac reports: Two men pleaded guilty in federal court in San Jose, Calif., to charges of computer hacking and an extortion conspiracy on Wednesday, capping a thorny legal saga that ensnared tech companies like Uber and LinkedIn in data breach scandals. The resolution of the case comes as Americans grapple with theft and misuse…
Former Senate Aide Gets Probation For Helping Dox Republicans Over Kavanaugh Hearings
Bobby Allyn reports: A former Democratic Senate staffer was sentenced to two years of probation this week for helping another onetime staff member break into a Senate office late at night to hack government computers. Their actions exposed the private information of five Republican senators, in an act of retaliation for their support of Brett…
Important Security Information from Register.com
From the FAQ on their site: Frequently Asked Questions What happened?On October 16, 2019, Register.com determined that a third-party gained unauthorized access to a limited number of our computer systems in late August 2019, and as a result, account information may have been accessed. No credit card data was compromised as a result of this…
MN: Thousands Potentially Affected in Pine County Data Breach
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…
Ukrainian cyber police detain a hacker hiding in Ukraine from US law enforcement
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…