There’s a follow-up to the Bithumb hack, noted previously on this site. Profit Confidential reports: An operator of Bithumb, BTC Korea.com, was reportedly fined for leaking the data of its users. They allegedly stored the data without encrypting it, and according to reports, their anti-virus software was not updated as well. Due to this loophole,…
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Netshoes customer data possibly hacked; 500k customers’ order info dumped?
It’s been one of those weeks when I struggle to keep up with all of the tips and leads I’m sent. One of the leads, received yesterday morning, pointed me to a post on Pastebin with what purported to be a “Link to Download Order History – Netshoes.com – ˜500k records.” The link did, in fact,…
‘Jeopardy!’ Winner Charged With Cybercrime Felonies
Tom Ozimek reports: A record-breaking “Jeopardy” game show champion and former Adrian College history professor has been charged with two cybercrime-related felonies. Stephanie Jass, 47, faced arraignment on Tuesday, Dec. 5, in Lenawee County District Court in southern Michigan, mlive.com reports, on charges of unauthorized access to a college computer, and using a computer to commit…
Former Columbia Sportswear employee sentenced to probation and community service
There’s an update in the case of a former Columbia Sportswear employee who was sued by the firm for allegedly hacking them after he left their employ. In August, Michael Leeper pleaded guilty. Now, despite prosecution attempts to get him some jail time, Leeper was sentenced to three years of probation with 400 hours of community…
MN: Mahtomedi Middle School student breaches district data
Sara Marie Moore reports on a so-easy-a-child-could-do-it-oh-look-a-child-did-do-it breach: A Mahtomedi Middle School student breached student data earlier this fall when a teacher was logged into a computer. The student accessed 3,300 student ID numbers, 215 test scores, 11 individualized education plan (IEP) sheets and 18 other student education plans, said Patrick Crothers, technology coordinator. The…
Cryptocurrency company NiceHash hacked; potentially millions in btc stolen
Becky Peterson reports: The contents of a digital wallet belonging to cryptocurrency company NiceHash, which included potentially millions of dollars worth of customers’ bitcoin, was stolen in a major security breach early Wednesday. The hack affected NiceHash’s payment system, and the entire contents of the company’s bitcoin wallet was stolen, the company said in a…