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“We’re not responsible:” TheDarkOverlord denies hacking Disney’s new Pirates movie

Posted on May 19, 2017 by Dissent

Since June of 2016, when they somewhat burst on the scene, there has been a lot written about the hacker/collective known as TheDarkOverlord (TDO). A lot of it appears to be  just plain inaccurate, but in some cases, the inaccurate reporting can be traced back to misleading communications or tweets by TDO. As a recent example of miscommunication creating an inaccurate…

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Hacker Steals Millions of User Account Details from Education Platform Edmodo

Posted on May 17, 2017 by Dissent

Hmm. I missed this one by Joseph Cox last week: A hacker has stolen millions of user account details from popular education platform Edmodo, and the data is apparently for sale on the so-called dark web. Teachers, students and parents use Edmodo to work on lesson plans, assign homework, and more. The organization claims to…

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Mystery cyber attackers targeted MPs earlier in the year, security officials disclose

Posted on May 17, 2017 by Dissent

Ben Farmer reports: Members of Parliament have been deliberately targeted by hackers trying to break into online accounts, security officals have said. The cyber attack earlier this year is understood to have focused on unnamed MPs and political party staff, raising suspicions it was politically motivated. Details of the attack were disclosed after intelligence services warned they…

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Bell apologizes to customers after data breach hits 1.9 million e-mail addresses

Posted on May 16, 2017 by Dissent

Josh O’Kane reports: BCE Inc.’s Bell Canada has issued an apology to customers after it said nearly 1.9 million customer e-mail addresses and 1,700 names and phone numbers illegally accessed – while an anonymous note posted online threatens that “more will leak” if the telecom company doesn’t co-operate with the group or individual claiming responsibility…

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University of New Mexico Foundation notifies community of data breach

Posted on May 16, 2017 by Dissent

Jessica Dyer reports: A month after discovering a computer server breach that may have compromised personal information for about 23,000 people, the University of New Mexico Foundation has begun sending notification letters about the incident. The foundation on Monday mailed letters to the “potentially affected” donors, annuitants, foundation employees and vendors, according to a spokeswoman…

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Report: Hackers ‘aligned’ with Vietnam government attacked international firms and media

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Dissent

Jon Russell reports: A hacker group “aligned with Vietnamese government interests” carried out attacks on corporate companies, journalists and overseas governments over the past three years, according to a report from cyber security firm FireEye. FireEye, which works with large companies to secure their assets from cyber threats, said it has tracked at least 10 separate attacks…

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