Randy Evans and Shari Klevens write: This year has shown that law firms are not immune from infiltration by international hackers. This spring, a Russian hacker targeted 48 top law firms, seeking to obtain confidential insider information regarding mergers and acquisitions that would be very valuable and could impact global markets. […] These are not…
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UK: Canary Wharf computer hacker jailed for stealing thousands of pounds in gold
Francesca Gillett: A thief has been jailed after he stole thousands of pounds worth of gold by hacking into a company computer system from his Canary Wharf home. Adam Penny, 25, hid one of his laptops in the toilet at his lavish apartment in a bid to stop detectives discovering his operation. The hacker stole…
PA: King of Prussia Dental Associates and Pediatric Dentistry of Collegeville notify patients after finding computer intrusion
The following is a press release: King of Prussia Dental Associates and its affiliate Pediatric Dentistry of Collegeville (KOP Dental) are committed to maintaining the privacy and security of the protected health care information of the organizations’ patients. Recently, KOP Dental detected irregular activity on a computer server and immediately took action. On or about June 1, 2016,…
NL: ‘Massive data breach’ at Almelo municipaility
DutchNews.nl reports: Hackers have stolen 22 gigabytes of data from municipal servers in Almelo, reports NU.nl. It says that although it is unclear what data have been leaked, people’s personal data have almost certainly been affected. Hackers reportedly gained access to systems for Werkplein Twente, a partnership between the UWV benefit agency and areas in Twente…
Israeli Online Attack Service ‘vDOS’ Earned $600,000 in Two Years
Brian Krebs reports: vDOS — a “booter” service that has earned in excess of $600,000 over the past two years helping customers coordinate more than 150,000 so-called distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks designed to knock Web sites offline — has been massively hacked, spilling secrets about tens of thousands of paying customers and their targets. The vDOS database, obtained…
33 Million Plaintext Passwords Stolen From QIP.ru Instant Messaging Service
Catalin Cimpanu reports: Hackers have stolen over 33 million user records from QIP.ru, an instant messaging service used predominantly in Russia. Softpedia received a sample of the data from HEROIC, a cybersecurity startup that protects users from hackers and cyber threats. The company claims to have received the data from a hacker using the Jabber ID [email protected]….