Michael Kunzelman of Associated Press reports: The wealthy stock trader took elaborate steps to conceal the network of tunnels beneath his house in this Washington, D.C., suburb. Even the young man helping him dig them didn’t know where they were. A year ago, a deadly fire exposed Daniel Beckwi tt’s curious campaign to build an…
Category: Hack
Gang of hackers seizes WhatsApp accounts of Karachi users
The News (PK) reports: KARACHI: WhatsApp accounts of citizens are getting hacked by an anonymous group of hackers, Geo.tv reported on Tuesday. According to the report, numerous complaints were registered to the Federal Investigation Authority (FIA) since the past few days regarding the victims getting their accounts hacked. The hacking was done subsequent to a…
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Extradition Of Alleged Russian Hacker Responsible For Massive Network Intrusions At JP Morgan Chase, Other U.S. Financial Institutions, Brokerage Firms, A Major News Publication, And Other Companies
Press release of September 7: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William F. Sweeney, Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), and David E. Beach, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Secret Service New York Field…
British Airways Investigating Customer Data Breach: IAG
Reuters reports: International Airlines Group said on Thursday that its subsidiary British Airways was investigating a customer data breach on the British Airways website and mobile application. The breach compromised personal and financial details of customers making bookings on the website and app between Aug. 21 and Sept. 5 this year, IAG said. Read more…
North Korean Spy to Be Charged in Sony Pictures Hacking
David E. Sanger, Katie Benner and Adam Goldman report: The Justice Department plans to charge a North Korean spy in the hacking of Sony Pictures Entertainment in 2014, according to three government officials familiar with the indictment. The attack wiped out 70 percent of Sony Pictures’ computer capability and was done in retaliation for the…
Dallas County Community College District notification of breach
From a notification submitted by the college’s external counsel to the New Hampshire Department of Justice: On October 5, 2017, Dallas County Community College District identified unusual activity in an employee email account. Dallas County Community College District immediately changed the employee’s credentials and launched an investigation, with the assistance of a third-party forensic investigation…