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Computer hacker hits Illinois processor

Posted on January 19, 2017 by Dissent

Frank Esposito reports: The computer system of Advanced Flexible Composites Inc. was hacked on Jan. 17, preventing the firm from processing quote requests or orders and from receiving emails. AFC — a maker of fluoropolymer-coated and silicone-coated fabrics and belting in Lake in the Hills, Ill. — reported the hacking incident in a Jan. 17…

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Zimbabwe computer hacker takes $70k from OK Zim

Posted on January 16, 2017 by Dissent

So Zimbabwe hackers wear hoodies, too, it seems. Oh well…..  ZimNews reports: A 33-year-old Chitungwiza based computer hacker Isaiah Marange managed to hack into OK Zimbabwe’s Money Wave System and got away with $70,000. He was remanded to February 14 on $300 bail. Prosecuting, Mr Sebastian Mutizirwa alleged that on Christmas Day last year, Marange…

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Details of Data Breach at MrExcel.com

Posted on January 16, 2017 by Dissent

Seen at MrExcel.com, a breach disclosure with some plain English writing and transparency. Although it’s not good if the hack occurred because vBulletin hadn’t been patched/updated, this disclosure is an example of clear and helpful writing.  1) What happened? This is Bill Jelen from MrExcel.com. On the morning of December 6, 2016, our moderators detected…

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Hackers infiltrate Indian govt-owned bank systems to create fake trade docs

Posted on January 15, 2017 by Dissent

Sugata Ghosh & Sangita Mehta report: Indian banks are waking up to a new kind of cyber attack. Hackers recently infiltrated the systems of three government-owned banks -two head headquartered in Mumbai and one in Kolkata -to create fake trade documents that may have been used to raise finance abroad or facilitate dealings in banned items. The banks…

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IN: Little Red Door Cancer Services of East Central Indiana hacked by TheDarkOverlord (CORRECTED AND UPDATED)

Posted on January 15, 2017 by Dissent

CORRECTION: On January 17, DataBreaches.net learned that although this site accurately reported on statements made by Aimee Fant, Executive Director of Little Red Door Cancer Services of East Central Indiana (LRD) in an internal email to those involved in addressing a hack by TheDarkOverlord, the director’s statements to her staff and colleagues allegedly contained errors or somewhat misleading explanations….

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MA: Dracut schools employee data hacked after employee falls for phishing attempt

Posted on January 15, 2017 by Dissent

Employees of Dracut Public Schools in Massachusetts weren’t as fortunate as those at Kanawha County Schools in West Virginia. Rick Sobey and Todd Feathers report that current and former employees’ personal information, including SSN, was acquired by a hacker after an employee fell for what the district describes as a “sophisticated phishing scheme.” They did not report…

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