May 17 – ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A federal grand jury returned an 11-count indictment today charging two Syrian men with offenses relating to their participation in a conspiracy to engage in computer hacking as members of the “Syrian Electronic Army” or “SEA.” Ahmad ‘Umar Agha, who is known online as the “The Pro,” and Firas Dardar,…
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Bloomfield Hills high schoolers hack database to give themselves better grades
Violet Ikonomova reports: Leave it to kids in one of Michigan’s best school districts to have figured out how to hack the district’s grading system and (presumably) give themselves A’s. A message posted to the Bloomfield Hills Schools website alerts parents that “a couple” students made “some poor choices lately,” hacking into the district’s student…
So was TheDarkOverlord really arrested?
Over the past few days, I’ve been asked by many people what I think about reports that Serbian police arrested a member of TheDarkOverlord. Some journalists seem to be going even further and reporting that multiple arrests have been made. I’ve said repeatedly and will repeat it here: I don’t know who did get arrested,…
Notice of Data Breach at blackphoenixalchemylab.com
Elizabeth Barrial of Black Phoenix Lab posted the following notice last night: Please forgive me for the time it took to publish this. I wanted to make sure we had all the facts before I posted, and I needed to ensure that I used the correct format for the notice as required by law. NOTICE…
Two hackers accused of tricking reporters indicted
Rachel Weiner reports Two hackers who promoted the Syrian government by compromising media coverage were indicted Thursday in Alexandria federal court on 11 counts of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. Ahmad Umar Agha, known online as “The Pro,” and Firas Dardar, known as “The Shadow,” are still at large, believed to be in Syria….
Hacker Dumps Data Stolen From Government-Linked Cyberespionage Group
Joseph Cox reports: Last week, Motherboard reported that a vigilante hacker had stolen data from a hacking group that researchers say is a government-linked cyberespionage unit. The data included GPS locations, text messages, and phone calls that the group had taken from their own victims. Now, that hacker has seemingly published the stolen data online…