Eric DuVall reports: The entertainment magazine Variety was hacked by the same group that has targeted the personal accounts of high-profile tech company CEOs, sending emails to Variety’s followers with the hashtag #OurMine. Variety acknowledged the hack Saturday and instructed users to disregard and delete the emails as it worked to regain control of its email subscriber database….
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Azerbaijani hackers leak secret data from Armenian Intel server
Waqas writes: The cyber war between Azerbaijan and Armenian hackers is as complicated and serious as one can imagine. While militaries of both countries are fighting for a piece of land, their hackers are targeting each other on the Internet. The latest cyber attack comes from Azerbaijani hackers going by the handle of Anti-Armenia Team who…
‘JustBatCat’ pleads guilty to helping ‘KYAnonymous’ in computer hacking case
Bill Estep reports: A computer hacker has admitted helping a Winchester resident known online as “KYAnonymous” compromise a website and get involved in the controversy surrounding a notorious rape case in Steubenville, Ohio. Noah McHugh, of Alexandria, Va., pleaded guilty in federal court in Lexington to one charge of accessing a computer without authorization. The…
Burrell Behavioral Health Provides Notice Of Data Security Incident
DATELINE: Springfield, Missouri – September 2, 2016 – Burrell Behavioral Health today announced a cyber attack on its computer network. On July 7, 2016, it discovered that an individual or individuals gained access to the email account of an employee of Burrell Behavioral Health. Burrell Behavioral Health immediately took steps to secure the email account…
PoS Vendor Lightspeed Suffers Data Breach
Eduard Kovacs reports: Hackers breached the systems of Canada-based point-of-sale (PoS) software provider Lightspeed and managed to gain access to customer information. Australian security expert Troy Hunt published a copy of the notification email sent by the company to customers. Lightspeed’s security services recently detected unauthorized access to systems storing information related to its Retail offering. According…
Louisiana Man Pleads Guilty to Extensive Computer Hacking Scheme Involving Nearly 50 Victims
U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that BRADER YELVERTON, age 24, of Thibodaux, pled guilty on Tuesday to a one-count Bill of Information charging him with unauthorized access of a protected computer. According to court documents, between about 2013 and December 2015, YELVERTON accessed the personal online accounts, including email, educational, social media, and “cloud” storage accounts of at least…