Updated: After this post was published, other information became available suggesting that law enforcement may not have taken down KickAss and that the seizure notice placed on that url may have either been placed by KickAss or by some third party or parties. See updates at the bottom of this post. This is obviously a…
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LA: Caddo Schools scammed out of nearly $1 million
Marquel Sennet reports: The Caddo Parish School System is scammed out of nearly $1 million in tax payer money. The fraudulent activity is now being investigated by the FBI and local law enforcement. This phishing scheme targeted funds designated for Charter Schools USA, which operates Magnolia School of Excellence. Caddo Schools makes monthly payments to…
Neiman Marcus reaches $1.5 million data breach settlement
AP reports: More than 40 state attorneys general have announced a $1.5 million settlement with The Neiman Marcus Group LLC over a data breach the Dallas-based retailer disclosed in January 2014. The breach exposed customer credit card data at 77 Neiman Marcus stores nationwide. Over a three-month period in 2013, about 370,000 Neiman Marcus credit…
20 year-old German man, “Orbit,” has reportedly confessed to leaking politicians’ information
Kate Connolly reports: A 20-year-old man has admitted to police he was behind one of the country’s biggest data breaches in which the private details of almost 1,000 public figures were leaked. The man, who lives with his parents in the central German state of Hesse and is still in the education system, told police…
Canadian senator’s personal data leaked online in apparent Twitter hack
Rachel Gilmore and Mackenzie Gray report: Conservative Senator Linda Frum’s Twitter account was hacked Sunday night, with those responsible sharing personal information including her drivers licence and using racial slurs in their Tweets. “hi linda, can u drive us to the mall please?” read one Tweet. The Tweet then shared an image of both the…
Ca: RMOW says municipal website subject to security breach
Brandon Barrett reports: The Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) is reporting that its municipal website, whistler.ca, has been breached—but it assured the public that the situation has been resolved. In a release sent Friday afternoon, the RMOW said that the breach, which was first discovered Dec. 28, appears to be an attempt to redirect web…