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Catholic Charities of Baltimore Notifies Clients of Potential Security Incident

Posted on January 20, 2017 by Dissent

Catholic Charities of Baltimore issued a press release today after an employee’s email account was hacked and personal and protected health information of the charity’s clients may have been accessed or acquired. The press release does not indicate how many people they are notifying. Nor does it indicate how the hack occurred – did the…

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Clash of Clans Forums Accounts Have Been Hacked

Posted on January 19, 2017 by Dissent

Costea Lestoc reports: It seems that Supercell, the creator of Clash of Clans, has suffered a major security breach. It has been revealed that the company has revealed that during an attack on its member forums, over a million user accounts were compromised. In other words, some hackers have now over a million accounts usernames,…

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St. Louis’ public library computers hacked for ransom

Posted on January 19, 2017 by Dissent

WTAE reports: Hackers have infected every public computer in the St. Louis Public Library system, stopping all book borrowing and cutting off internet access to those who rely on it for computers. […] According to the library, hackers demanded $35,000 in the electronic currency Bitcoin — but the library refuses to pay. Instead, it’ll wipe…

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University of Iowa suspects grade tampering reason for HawkID security breach

Posted on January 19, 2017 by Dissent

Vanessa Miller reports: The University of Iowa is investigating a “handful” of possible cases of cheating — and warning the entire campus community to change their HawkID passwords — after a faculty member discovered a student’s grade had been changed without authorization. A university official confirmed the investigation Thursday after UI Chief Information Security Officer…

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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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