Gene Lin reports an update to a previously noted incident: Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange Gatecoin is turning to fundraising channels as a means to reimburse lost assets after around US$2 million (HK$15.5 million) worth of cryptocurrency was stolen during a cyberattack this May. The exchange is in an effort to relaunch by the end of July. Read more on…
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North Korea hacked 140,000 South Korean computers in a huge campaign
Jack Kim reports: North Korea hacked into more than 140,000 computers at 160 South Korean firms and government agencies, planting malicious code under a long-term plan laying groundwork for a massive cyber attack against its rival, police in the South said on Monday. South Korea has been on heightened alert against cyber attacks by theNorth after Pyongyang conducted a…
JP: Personal info on 7.93 million people feared leaked
Kyodo News reports: Major Japanese travel agency JTB Corp. said Tuesday personal information on some 7.93 million people is feared to have been leaked due to unauthorized access to its server. The information includes customer names, addresses, e-mail addresses and passport numbers. Around 4,300 passport numbers feared to be leaked are still valid, JTB said….
Police arrest S. Korean teenager suspected of defacing 3,847 websites in one year
Yonhap News reports: Police said Tuesday they have arrested a South Korean high school student, who follows the international hacktivist group Anonymous, on charges of hacking some thousands of domestic and foreign websites since last year. The 16-year-old, whose identity was withheld, is suspected of defacing a total of 3,847 websites from 87 countries between…
Dell Official Website Subdomains Hacked By Kurdish Hackers
TapScape reports: A Kurdish hacker codenamed “MuhmadEmad” from the hacktivist group “KurdLinux_Team” have managed to gain unauthorized access to Dell’s official website subdomains and leaving them defaced. At the time of publishing this news article, the website remained hacked. Read more on TapScape.
AU: Teenage Adelaide computer hacker, already facing 10 years’ jail, now a suspect in other crimes, court told
Sean Fewster reports: An Adelaide teenager already facing a maximum 10-year jail term for hacking three secure websites is now a suspect in other acts of cybercrime, a court has heard. The case against the boy, 15, of Woodcroft, was expected to resolve by way of plea bargain in the Christies Beach Youth Court on…