WXYZ reports: Michigan Sate University is confirming that someone breached a database that contains around 400,000 records containing personal information. The breach happened on November 13. According to MSU, that information “included names, Social Security numbers, MSU identification numbers, and in some cases, date of birth of some current and former students and employees. It…
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Department of National Defence investigating possible hack of its recruiting site
Lee Berthiaume reports: The federal government was unable to say Thursday whether any personal information of potential military recruits was stolen during what appears to have been a hack of a National Defence website. Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said federal officials were investigating after people trying to access the military’s recruiting website were instead directed to…
Three mobile data hack leaves 9 million customers at risk (UPDATED)
Update: Over 130,000 accounts were compromised. See Three’s statement, which appears under the original post. Ben Chapman reports: Three men have been arrested after a data breach at the Three mobile network allowed fraudsters to access personal data and steal phones. The company, said names and addresses were stolen and it does not know how many of…
Hackers say they took Mega.nz source code and admin logins
Zack Whittaker reports: A hacker group claims to have obtained source code and admin accounts for the file-sharing site Mega.nz, formerly owned by internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom. The hacker group, known as the Amn3s1a Team, told me by email that they had also obtained internal documents from the company’s servers, by exploiting an escalation of…
TX: Fourth Defendant Convicted in Scheme that Defrauded Electronic Arts of More Than $16 Million Worth of Virtual Currency
Anthony Clark, 24, was convicted today of wire fraud in connection with his involvement in a scheme to defraud a software company, Electronic Arts, of more than $16 million. The conviction was announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas and Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division Leslie R. Caldwell. Clark’s conviction…
WindhamCountyVT.gov site hacked, data dumped
On November 12, @CyberZeist announced on Twitter that the Windham County Sheriff’s Office had been hacked, and that not only was the self-described blackhat giving away the full database, but he was willing to provide backdoor access to the site: Giving away #Backdoor access to Windham County Sheriff’s Office(https://t.co/dlaEW3AvCc)- https://t.co/F7IfQPf97m #HappyWeekend — CyberZeist (@cyberzeist) November 12,…