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A popular Q&A website says hackers stole information on 100 million users

Posted on December 3, 2018 by Dissent

Saheli Roy Choudhury reports: Quora, the popular question-and-answer website, said Monday evening that hackers broke into one of its systems and compromised information from approximately 100 million users. CEO Adam D’Angelo said in a blog post the company discovered last week that a malicious third party had gained unauthorized access to one of its systems….

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Thundermist Health Center dealing with ‘ransomware’ attack

Posted on December 1, 2018 by Dissent

Sarah Doiron reports from Rhode Island: A local health center is working to resolve problems with its computer system after officials say it was the target of a “ransomware” attack. Thundermist Health Center, which is based out of Woonsocket and has offices in South Kingstown and West Warwick, was hit with the attack around 8…

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Police: Embry-Riddle student, employee hacked into school’s computer system

Posted on November 30, 2018 by Dissent

Jason Kelly and Megan Cruz report: A 27-year-old student and a 32-year-old employee at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University were arrested Thursday after police said they hacked into the school’s computer system. Investigators said Kevin Scott, a Ph.D. student, and Jeanette Barott, a communications specialist in the College of Engineering, hacked into the university’s computer system to…

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The US Leans on Private Firms to Expose Foreign Hackers

Posted on November 30, 2018 by Dissent

William G. Rich reports: When the Democratic National Committee realized they had been hacked in April 2016, they turned to experts from a private company: the cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike. Within a day, the company had identified two Russian state-sponsored hacking groups inside the DNC network. Within a few weeks, it publicly explained its analysis in a…

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Marriott says data breach compromised info of up to 500 million guests

Posted on November 30, 2018 by Dissent

Erik Ortiz reports: Marriott International said Friday that up to 500 million guests’ information may have been accessed as part of a data breach of its Starwood guest reservation database. The world’s largest hotel chain said it determined on Nov. 19 that an “unauthorized party” had accessed the database as early as 2014. Read more…

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Hackers are using leaked NSA hacking tools to quietly hijack thousands of computers

Posted on November 28, 2018 by Dissent

Zack Whittaker reports: More than a year after patches were released to thwart powerful NSA exploits that leaked online, hundreds of thousands of computers are unpatched and vulnerable. First they were used to spread ransomware. Then it was cryptocurrency mining attacks. Now, researchers say that hackers are using the leaked tools to create an even…

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