SAN FRANCISCO – Martin Marsich made an initial appearance today on a criminal complaint charging him with crimes related to the illegal intrusion of the computer network of a Bay Area video-game company, announced United States Attorney Alex G. Tse and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett. The allegations against…
Category: Hack
Fashion Nexus reports 650k affected by hack by “white hat hacker” or “ethical hacker”
Tim Clark reports: Details including the email and home addresses of around 650,000 fashion shoppers were stolen following a security breach at ecommerce platform provider Fashion Nexus. The data breach allowed hackers to access customer details from fashion brands including Elle Belle Attire, AX Paris and Traffic People. Online fashion retailers Perfect Handbags and DLSB…
NZ: Taranaki High School in digital lockdown after hacker demands US$5000 to release school work video
Catherine Groenestein reports: An anonymous computer hacker has demanded US$5000 from a provincial high school to return course work they are holding for ransom. Hāwera High School staff in South Taranaki switched on their computers on Monday to discover a message demanding payment for the return of encrypted data on a server containing students’ work…
Jury Convicts Anonymous Hacker Who DDoSed Children’s Hospital, Later Got Lost at Sea
Catalin Cimpanu reports: A member of the Anonymous hacker collective was found guilty this week in a trial for a series of cyber-attacks the man had conducted in 2014, including some aimed at children’s hospitals. The hacker —Martin Gottesfeld, 32, of Sommerville, Massachusetts— was one of the main driving forces behind the #OpJustina Anonymous campaign….
Three members of notorious “FIN7” criminal ring in custody for attacking more than 100 companies
The Department of Justice announced a stunning arrest today of key players in one of the most damaging threat actors in the last decade. Kudos to all involved in their arrests. You can read the DOJ’s full press release below, but let’s start with a quote from a FIN7 hunter: “FIN7 is the most prolific and…
Hackers linked to Russian government targeted Swiss chemical weapons experts
The Local reports: The Swiss Spiez Laboratory, which specializes in the prevention of chemical, biological and atomic warfare, was apparently attacked by a group of hackers linked to Russia’s secret service. The canton of Bern-based laboratory was apparently targeted for its role in the investigation into the Skripals’ poisoning in the UK. Read more on…