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….
Category: Hack
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…
Gadsden High students accused of changing grades, cannot graduate
KVIA reports: A total of 55 students from Gadsden High School are accused of accessing an online computer program and changing their grades on their online courses. The school said students in various upper grade levels gained access to the access code that allowed them to change the grade of their work on curriculum software…
Ex-CIA employee ID’d but not charged in Vault 7 leak of hacking tools
It’s the leak/spy story of the year, I think. But no one has been charged as yet, even though they have a suspect. Dan Goodin reports: Federal authorities have identified a suspect behind last year’s Vault 7 leak of Central Intelligence Agency hacking tools. The trove published to WikiLeaks included exploits and documents for infecting…
Member of TheDarkOverlord arrested — reports
There are reports in the news this morning that a member of TheDarkOverlord has been arrested by Serbian police. These are translations via Google, and I do not see any report yet naming the arrestee or a photo, but… Serbian police arrested SS (1980) from Belgrade suspected of being one of the hackers from the…
Mason Law Office notifies clients of hack involving mycase.com
So for a law firm, I would think this would be a really bad breach to have to disclose. Mason Law Office in Sacramento sent a copy of their notification to the California Attorney General’s Office. Their notification reads, in part: What happened? On or about May 5, 2018, we discovered evidence of unauthorized access…