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Ohio police, fire dispatch center hacked (UPDATED)

Posted on July 4, 2017 by Dissent

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…

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‘Crackas’ Hacker Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison

Posted on June 30, 2017 by Dissent

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…

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Hackers target Ventura County’s Office of Education web system

Posted on June 28, 2017 by Dissent

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…

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Matthew Keys’ guilty verdict and sentence to stand, 9th Circuit rules

Posted on June 28, 2017 by Dissent

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…

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UK: Warning to SMEs as firm hit by cyber attack fined £60,000

Posted on June 27, 2017 by Dissent

Small and medium sized businesses are being warned to take note as a company which suffered a cyber attack is fined £60,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). An investigation by the ICO found Berkshire-based Boomerang Video Ltd failed to take basic steps to stop its website being attacked. Sally Anne Poole, ICO enforcement manager,…

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Ca: More than 800 people notified about possible server breach at School District 52

Posted on June 26, 2017 by Dissent

Shannon Lough reports: Unusual activity on the school district’s server raised a red flag, and more than 800 notifications were sent to people who may have been affected by a privacy breach. In May, there were report of 45,000 cyberattacks in 74 countries disrupting services in hospitals, telecommunications businesses and possibly even the school district…

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