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‘Jeopardy!’ Winner Charged With Cybercrime Felonies

Posted on December 7, 2017 by Dissent

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…

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Former Columbia Sportswear employee sentenced to probation and community service

Posted on December 7, 2017 by Dissent

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…

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MN: Mahtomedi Middle School student breaches district data

Posted on December 7, 2017 by Dissent

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…

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Cryptocurrency company NiceHash hacked; potentially millions in btc stolen

Posted on December 7, 2017 by Dissent

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…

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Hacker holds Mecklenburg County server files for ransom; deadline at 1 p.m.

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Dissent

Joe Bruno reports: Mecklenburg County officials are holding a 2 p.m. news conference on the attack and ransom demand. Channel 9 will carry it live HERE and on Facebook Live. A hacker is holding files on Mecklenburg County‘s server for ransom and has given the county a Wednesday deadline to pay up, according to Mecklenburg County…

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Henry Ford Health System Warns 18,470 Patients Of Data Breach

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Dissent

CBS reports: Roughly 18,500 patients at Henry Ford Health System have possibly had their personal information stolen in a data breach. Officials say the breach was discovered in early October after the email credentials of a group of employees were stolen, which gave the thief access to patients’ records. Read more on CBS.

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