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Never count your Equifax chicken$ before… well, you know

Posted on July 31, 2019 by Dissent

If you had a gleam in your eye thinking about how you might get $125 from Equifax as part of their settlement, guess again. The FTC announced today that so many people had already filed claims that Equifax wouldn’t have enough money to pay everyone, so …… the FTC says to take the free credit…

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Dozens of Government Websites Defaced by “VandaTheGod” Hacktivists

Posted on July 31, 2019 by Dissent

Ashley Claster reports from Randolph County, North Carolina: An international hacker group named “Vanda The God” hacked the Randolph County government’s website, according to the county. The hackers replaced the home page with a vulgar anti-government message. The investigation is now in the hands of homeland security. Read more on Spectrum News. The county’s IT…

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Seattle woman charged in Capital One breach may have data from other companies

Posted on July 30, 2019 by Dissent

Mike Snider reports: A Seattle woman who is charged with taking data on more than 100 million customers from Capital One is reportedly a former Amazon Web Services systems engineer who may have accessed data from more companies. Read more on USA Today.

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Capital One says data breach affected 100 million credit card applications

Posted on July 29, 2019 by Dissent

Devlin Barrett reports: Capital One, the Virginia-based bank with a popular credit card business, announced Monday that a hacker had accessed about 100 million credit card applications, and investigators say thousands of Social Security and bank account numbers were also taken. The FBI has arrested a Seattle area woman, Paige A. Thompson, on a charge…

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Protest data breaches threaten HK’s hub ambitions

Posted on July 29, 2019 by Dissent

The Macau Daily Times reports: Hong Kong’s ambitions to be an international data-center hub are a potential casualty of the city’s mass protests. […] Last month, dozens of protesters were arrested after being treated in the emergency ward of a public hospital following battles with riot police. The city’s Hospital Authority subsequently denied leaking patient…

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DNForum Sends Out Password Reset

Posted on July 27, 2019 by Dissent

Elliot Silver writes: Earlier this morning, I unexpectedly received a password reset request at DNForum. I was previously an active user on DNForum, but I have not used the forum in quite some time. As a result, I was taken aback that a password reset email was sent to me. It looks like I was…

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