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Canadian charged in Yahoo hacking case to plead guilty in U.S.

Posted on November 25, 2017 by Dissent

Nate Raymond reports: A Canadian accused by the United States of helping Russian intelligence agents break into email accounts as part of a massive 2014 breach of Yahoo accounts is expected to plead guilty next week, according to court records. Karim Baratov, who earlier this year waived his right to fight a U.S. request for…

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Russian Fancy Bear hackers’ UK link revealed

Posted on November 24, 2017 by Dissent

Chris Vallance reports: When Russia’s most notorious hackers hired servers from a UK-registered company, they left a trove of clues behind, the BBC has discovered. The hackers used the computers to attack the German parliament, hijack traffic meant for a Nigerian government website and target Apple devices. The company, Crookservers, had claimed to be based…

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Czech high court says alleged Russian hacker can be extradited to United States

Posted on November 24, 2017 by Dissent

Jan Lopatka reports: The Prague High Court ruled on Friday that Russian citizen Yevgeniy Nikulin can be extradited to the United States where he is accused of hacking social networks including LinkedIn, a court spokeswoman said. Czech police arrested Yevgeniy Nikulin in Prague in October 2016 in cooperation with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation….

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YMCA of Central Florida Notifies Individuals of Security Incident

Posted on November 23, 2017 by Dissent

Nov. 22 – The YMCA of Central Florida (YMCA), today announced it is notifying individuals related to an isolated security incident involving certain personal information. Information accessed may have contained consumers’ names, and/or Social Security Number, driver’s license or other government issued identification, passport, financial account number, payment card number, health information, or health insurance…

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Iranian charged in HBO hack and extortion attempt

Posted on November 21, 2017 by Dissent

Earlier today, the Department of Justice announced charges against Behzad Mesri, a/k/a “Skote Vashat,” for allegedly hacking and attempting to extort HBO. I had covered the HBO hack and extortion attempt on this site over the summer, as this site was one of a few media outlets with whom the hacker(s) shared leaked data. According…

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Sacramento Regional Transit Systems Hit By Hacker

Posted on November 21, 2017 by Dissent

CBS reports: Sacramento Regional Transit is the one being taken for a ride on this night, by a computer hacker. That hacker forced RT to halt its operating systems that take credit card payments, and assigns buses and trains to their routes. The local transit agency alerted federal agents following an attack on their computers…

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