Iain Thomson reports: Custom 3D model printing biz Shapeways has been hacked, who gained access to customers’ shipping and email addresses, usernames and hashed passwords. New York-based Shapeways takes 3D designs and prints them for those unwilling or unable to invest in a 3D printer of their own. Its customers received an email today from…
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N.J. town’s website has been hacked 8 times this month
Sometimes, I’d really love to know why. Caitlin Mota reports: Apparently, someone really doesn’t like Harrison. Since the West Hudson town’s website was initially hacked on July 7, Harrison’s website has been infiltrated seven more times in the past two weeks, officials said. “These are highly intelligent criminals who seek to cause havoc and destruction in the…
Wikileaks Put Women in Turkey in Danger, for No Reason
Zeynep Tufekci writes: Just days after a bloody coup attempt shook Turkey, Wikileaks dumped some 300,000 emails they chose to call “Erdogan emails.” In response, Turkey’s internet governance body swiftly blocked access to Wikileaks. For many, blocking Wikileaks was confirmation that the emails were damaging to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the government, revealing…
10 million customers’ data leaked from online shopping site
The Korea Herald reports: Police said Monday they are investigating a hacking case involving a leak of more than 10 million customer data from a leading South Korean online shopping mall. An unidentified suspect allegedly hacked into the server of Interpark Corp. and stole customer information, including names, addresses and phone numbers, in May, according to police….
UK Security Firm Execs Admit to Hacking Rival Firm
Catalin Cimpanu reports: Five employees of UK-based Quadsys security firm, pleaded guilty in court last week, admitting to hacking the servers of an unnamed rival company. The five are Paul Streeter (Quadsys owner), Paul Cox (managing director), Alistair Barnard (director), Steve Davies (account manager) and Jon Townsend (security consultant). Read more on Softpedia.
Hackers target Hunting & Fishing NZ
NewsHub reports: The Hunting & Fishing New Zealand website has been hacked, with the company urging recent customers to check their bank transactions for suspicious activity. Visitors to the site now see a statement from the outdoor recreation company, saying it’s taken down its website “until further notice”. Read more on NewsHub.