Luke Parker reports: The largest bitcoin and ether exchange in South Korea by volume, Bithumb, was recently hacked. Monetary losses from compromised accounts have started to surface, and are quickly reaching into the billions of won. […] Hackers succeeded in grabbing the personal information of 31,800 Bithumb website users, including their names, mobile phone numbers…
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Hacker who identifies as Palestinian behind cyberattack on Israeli hospitals
Becca Noy reports: According to cyber security researchers at ESET, the cyberattack that hit two Israeli hospitals last week was conducted by a hacker who identifies as a Palestinian. It was also discovered that the computer virus that was used in the attack is a spy tool designed to extract information. The analysis conducted by the IT…
Ohio police, fire dispatch center hacked (UPDATED)
UPDATE of July 6: Wooster’s Law Director clarified for me that the data that were compromised came from police incident reports, which includes names and social security numbers and/or driver’s license numbers. The dispatch system is not a HIPAA-covered entity. According to Ms Applebaum, this incident was not related to WannaCry and the city has “measures in…
‘Crackas’ Hacker Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison
AP reports: A North Carolina man has been sentenced to two years in prison in connection with a series of computer hacks that targeted former CIA Director John Brennan and other government officials. Twenty-three-year-old Andrew Otto Boggs of North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, known online as “INCURSIO,” pleaded guilty earlier this year to unauthorized computer access…
Hackers target Ventura County’s Office of Education web system
John Scheibe reports: The websites of numerous school districts in Ventura County went offline Wednesday morning after hackers targeted certain systems operated by the Ventura County Office of Education. “Our tech team is working on this now,” David Schermer, communication manager for the office, said Wednesday morning of the cyber attack. The websites for the office…
Matthew Keys’ guilty verdict and sentence to stand, 9th Circuit rules
Cyrus Farivar reports: A federal appeals court has upheld the conviction and two-year sentence of the California journalist who was found guilty under a federal anti-hacking law last year. On Monday, the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that it was not persuaded by arguments made by Matthew Keys’ defense attorneys. In a hearing…