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California-based professional employer organization hacked by TheDarkOverlord; thousands of employees’ files stolen

Posted on December 4, 2018 by Dissent

TheDarkOverlord (TDO) has been busy, it seems. In the past month or so, the hackers – who have seemingly managed to continue to evade capture by law enforcement – have revealed a number of hacks never previously disclosed by them. Earlier today, DataBreaches.net reported on TDO’s hack of Caribbean Island Properties. But at the same…

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Emails of top House GOP officials stolen in major 2018 hack

Posted on December 4, 2018 by Dissent

Alex Isenstadt and John Bresnahan report: The House GOP campaign arm suffered a major hack during the 2018 election, exposing thousands of sensitive emails to an outside intruder, according to three senior party officials. The email accounts of four senior aides at the National Republican Congressional Committee were surveilled for several months, the party officials…

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Caribbean Island Properties “pillaged” by TheDarkOverlord

Posted on December 4, 2018 by Dissent

In recent months, we’ve seen the return of threat actors calling themselves TheDarkOverlord (TDO), although some sources have speculated that arrests announced in May may have damaged the group.  As some journalists and others have noted in conversations, certainly this incarnation of TDO does not seem to know of some events or statements they’ve made…

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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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