Over on The Register, Alexander J. Martin provides the story of how Lauri Love’s search warrant was executed back in 2013 and what happened next. It provides some interesting details and color. I’m not sure it really changes anything legally. But if you’re following his extradition hearing and the attempts of the U.S. government to…
Category: Hack
DID Electrical says more than 300 people have card details stolen after online security breach
Keeley Ryan reports: An electrical goods retailer has been forced to advise more than 300 of its customers to cancel their credit cards after an online security breach. DID Electrical said it was told on Monday that its website – DID.ie – had been subjected to a sophisticated cybercrime, resulting in a data security breach….
Order of Malta breach contains unhashed gov’t credentials
Jeremy Seth Davis reports: A white hat researcher discovered a pair of data breaches in which email and password credentials of government employees were dumped on Pastebin. Hackers dumped almost 4,000 credentials gained during two separate breaches that contained credentials linked to U.S. and Ukrainian government employees. The attackers breached a website affiliated with the…
CO: Hackers hit Larimer County, services impacted
9News reports: A cyber incident is affecting compute systems in Larimer County. The county’s computer systems have had limited function since the incident on Wednesday. County officials say they’re working with security providers to find the cause and get the restores services. County data is secure and protected. The duration of this event is unknown. Read…
CA: University of Regina launches investigation after computers with personal information hacked
Brandon Gonez reports: The University of Regina (U of R) has launched an investigation after a privacy breach. Three personal computers from various faculties were hacked last week in two separate cyber attacks. According to the U of R, names, student and employee numbers, as well as social insurance numbers, may have been accessed. “There…
AU: Computer game hacker pleads guilty to nine charges in Brisbane District Court
There’s a follow-up to an arrest reported in 2014. Melanie Petrinec reports: Hacker Shane Duffy has been sentenced to 2.5 years in jail but will be released on parole today. The 23-year-old’s family sobbed in the public gallery as the sentence was handed down by Judge Tony Moynihan. Shane Stephen Duffy, 23, pleaded guilty to nine…