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CD Projekt Red Reveals Cyberpunk 2077 Data Theft

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Dissent

Aiden Strawhun reports: The Witcher 3 developer CD Projekt Red has another much-anticipated project in the works, but it seems the situation is getting a bit dire. Announced by the development team on Twitter, a person or group has stolen documents and files related to their forthcoming game Cyberpunk 2077 and is demanding a ransom….

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Britney Spears’s Instagram is secretly being used by Russian hackers

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Dissent

Lindsay Maizland reports: In order to hack foreign governments, military officials, and embassies, Russian hackers are now using Britney Spears in their operations by posting cryptic comments on her Instagram photos. Hackers at Turla, a group believed to be linked to Moscow, are using Instagram comments on Britney Spears’s photos to control their hacking operation,…

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UCF seeks to dismiss computer hack lawsuit

Posted on June 7, 2017 by Dissent

Gabrielle Russon has an update on breach litigation involving the University of Central Florida. The University of Central Florida is seeking dismissal of a lawsuit filed by five people whose Social Security numbers were compromised in the school’s data hack last year. In February 2016, UCF revealed there was a security breach involving 63,000 current and…

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U.S. hackers could have framed Russia in election hack: Putin tells NBC

Posted on June 3, 2017 by Dissent

Reuters reports: American hackers could have planted false evidence that Russia interfered in the U.S. presidential election, President Vladimir Putin was quoted as saying by NBC News on Saturday. U.S. intelligence officials have said Russia tried to interfere in the U.S. election by hacking the Democratic Party to sway the vote in favor of Donald…

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Hackers Vow to Release Apparent Trove of U.A.E. Ambassador’s Emails

Posted on June 3, 2017 by Dissent

Kevin Poulsen reports: A hacker group calling itself “GlobalLeaks” has begun distributing hacked emails stolen from the inbox of Yousef Al Otaiba, the United Arab Emirates’ ambassador to the United States and a man credited for cementing America’s close alliance with the U.A.E. in the war on ISIS. The hackers reached out to The Daily…

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Hackers in South Korea arrested after breach of hotel app

Posted on June 2, 2017 by Dissent

John Culbertson reports: Hackers suspected of breaching a popular South Korean mobile app and stealing the personal data of more than 990,000 users have been arrested, local police say. South Korean television network YTN reported Thursday the hotel and guesthouse reservation app “Good Choice” was hacked in March by a group that operated in the…

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