Chris Dolmetsch reports: The ringleader of a hacking scheme that targeted EBay Inc.’s online ticket exchange StubHub was sentenced to as long as 12 years behind bars, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. said. Vadim Polyakov, 32, was one of six men indicted in July 2014 on charges related to the ring, which stole personal…
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Circuit Upholds Nosal Conviction in Key CFAA Decision
Ross Todd reports: Ruling in a case that tested the boundaries of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, a divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday upheld the conviction of former Korn/Ferry International recruiter David Nosal. Circuit Judge M. Margaret McKeown found that Nosal had knowingly and intentionally…
Here’s how police arrested Lauri Love – and what happened next
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…
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…