Ouch. Joseph Geha reports: More than 10 weeks after the Alameda County Library was hacked, officials say they’re still not sure how many people’s information may have been compromised. While the library system is certain the names and addresses of at least 35 people have been exposed to hackers, the total number of library cardholders…
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PA: New Hope Woman Hacked Into BCCC Network, Changed Grades: Cops
I should have posted this one a few weeks ago, but better late than never if you care about tracking breaches in the education sector. On November 16, Kara Seymour reported: Two women, one from Yardley another from New Hope, have been arrested after police say they illegally accessed the Bucks County Community College computer…
Russian Cyber-Criminal Roman Valeryevich Seleznev Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Role in Organized Cybercrime Ring Responsible for $50 Million in Online Identity Theft and $9 Million Bank Fraud Conspiracy
There’s an update to a case this site has been following for the past several years. A Russian cyber-criminal was sentenced today to 14 years in prison for his role in a $50 million cyberfraud ring and for defrauding banks of $9 million through a hacking scheme. Roman Valeryevich Seleznev aka Track2, Bulba and Ncux,…
Leader of Russian computer hacker gang who stole £2m from British firms’ bank accounts jailed for nine years
Darren Boyle reports: A Russian man who ran a sophisticated computer hacking network which stole at least £2 million from the bank accounts of UK businesses has been jailed for nine years. Vugar Mollachiev, 37, of Berkeley Gardens, north London, was sentenced to nine years imprisonment at Southwark Crown Court for conspiracy to defraud and…
Senate GOP campaign arm stole donor data from House Republicans
Politico reports: Staffers for Senate Republicans’ campaign arm seized information on more than 200,000 donors from the House GOP campaign committee over several months this year by breaking into its computer system, three sources with knowledge of the breach told POLITICO. The unauthorized raid on the National Republican Congressional Committee’s data created a behind-the-scenes rift…
Celebrity hospital worker hacked files to find out what her colleagues were paid
Chris Osuh reports: A worker with a grudge over pay hacked files at the ‘celebrity’ hospital where she worked after becoming ‘paranoid’ workmates were earning more than her. Financial administrator Karen Enabofio, 43, looked up colleagues’ salaries and emailed clients’ personal data to herself while working at the private Cygnet Hospital in Bury. Manchester Magistrates…