KRQE reports: San Juan County is warning the public of a possible data breach in patients’ health records. Authorities say someone hacked into a county computer on Wednesday. An investigation shows no information was taken, but county officials say patients who participated in the DWI or Axis treatment programs may have had their personal information…
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Archive of historic BT ’email’ hack preserved
For hacking history buffs: An archive detailing a historic hack and its fallout has been handed over to the National Museum of Computing. Previously, the cache of documents, press cuttings and letters had been kept by Robert Schifreen, who hacked BT’s Prestel system in 1984. He and Steve Gold took control of Prestel and penetrated…
Gatecoin CEO Reveals $2 Million Loss in Hacking Incident
Traderman reports: On Saturday, Gatecoin CEO Aurélien Menant, released a statement that details the nature of the hack and how the exchange managed to lose 15% of client’s digital currency deposits. Gatecoin has always kept 95% of all customer funds in multi-signature cold wallets, however, the hacker managed to alter Gatecoin systems in such a way…
Commercial Bank of Ceylon website hit by hack attack
Jason Murdock reports: The Sri Lanka-based Commercial Bank of Ceylon has released a statement admitting that a “hacking attack” on its website resulted in a successful intrusion – however, it maintained that no customer data has been compromised. The bank, which released a statement in the wake of major cyberattacks targeting the Bangladesh central bank…
Hacking Team hacker steals €10K in Bitcoin, sends it to Kurdish anticapitalists in Rojava
J. M. Porup reports: The hacker who claimed responsibility for both the Gamma Group and Hacking Team breaches has struck again, this time sending €10,000 (about £8,000) of allegedly stolen Bitcoin to Rojava, an autonomous region in northern Syria that they described as “one of the most inspiring revolutionary projects in the world today.” The hacker, who goes…
Victorian teen stokes international hacktivist fears after hacking CLP’s website
… but not to worry, it was just a skid. Alyssa Betts reports: A young Victorian man who hacked the Northern Territory’s Country Liberals website and stole the credit card details of 76 party members inadvertently stoked fears of attacks by international hacktivists and jihadists. Aaron Warren Camm pleaded guilty in the Bendigo Magistrates Court…