JP Buntinx reports: Most European cryptocurrency enthusiasts have come across the Litebit.eu platform at some point. The company has quickly made a name for itself as one of the more prominent cryptocurrency brokers in the European market. It provides users with a convenient way to buy most major currencies with convenient payment methods, including instant…
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West Haven City Hall data breach probed
Mark Zaretsky reports: Police were called in Thursday morning to investigate a possible breach of City Hall computer servers, Mayor Ed O’Brien and Director of Finance Kevin McNabola confirmed Thursday night. McNabola said he didn’t know for sure what data, if any, the breach — discovered two days after Tuesday’s Democratic primary — involved or…
Vevo Hackers Leak — Then Delete — Huge Trove of Internal Videos, Documents
Todd Spangler reports: A notorious hacker group broke into the servers of music-streaming service Vevo, releasing more than 3 terabytes of internal documents and video content online — before removing them later Friday morning at Vevo’s request. The purloined cache, posted by hacking and security collective OurMine, included videos, a batch of documents labeled “premieres,” as…
AU: Hacker steals thousands of student records from WA TAFE
Apologies. I think I missed this one last week. Allie Coyne reported: An attacker has infiltrated the systems of a West Australian TAFE and accessed the sensitive personal details of more than 13,000 students. The unknown attacker gained unauthorised remote access to North Metropolitan TAFE‘s IT system on August 28 and September 5, WA Education minister Sue…
British computer hacker, 25, stole data from US military communications systems including 30,000 satellite phones in £450,000 attack
Rory Tingle reports: A British computer hacker who gained unauthorised access to data from US military communication systems has been handed a suspended prison sentence. Sean Caffrey, 25, admitted an offence under the Computer Misuse Act in June and was today sentenced to 18 months in prison, suspended for the same period. Birmingham Crown Court…
The FTC is officially investigating the Equifax breach
Kate Roddy reports: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on Thursday it has launched an investigation into Equifax’s massive data breach, where hackers gained access to the personal information of approximately 143 million U.S. consumers. In an email statement Thursday, FTC spokesman Peter Kaplan said “The FTC typically does not comment on ongoing investigations. However,…