The following press release was issued by the National Crime Agency today: A computer hacker has admitted stealing hundreds of user accounts from a US military communications system. Sean Caffrey, 25, of Sutton Coldfield, accessed and stole the ranks, usernames and email addresses of more than 800 users of a satellite communications system, as well…
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Personal data from Cowboys Casino hack surfaces online
Back in June, 2016, Cowboys Casino announced it was investigating a data breach that impacted employee and corporate data, including customer data. Today, Brodie Thomas reports that personal information acquired by the hackers last year has appeared online. The anonymous hackers, who released about 484 megabytes of documents online via a torrent site, left a…
CD Projekt Red Reveals Cyberpunk 2077 Data Theft
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….
Britney Spears’s Instagram is secretly being used by Russian hackers
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,…
UCF seeks to dismiss computer hack lawsuit
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…
U.S. hackers could have framed Russia in election hack: Putin tells NBC
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…