Thomas Fox-Brewster reports: A website run by the Ku Klux Klan has been downed as part of what appears to be a significant breach of its host and security provider Staminus. The company, which promises to protect users from distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, was exposed by a crew going by the name of FTA,…
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Billion dollar bank heist foiled by hacker’s typo
The Telegraph reports: A spelling mistake in an online bank transfer instruction helped prevent a nearly $1 billion (£700 million) heist last month involving the Bangladesh central bank and the New York Fed, banking officials said. Unknown hackers still managed to get away with about $80 million, one of the largest known bank thefts in…
NV: Clark County Water Reclamation District computer system hacked
Bethany Barnes reports: The FBI has been asked to investigate a cyber attack on a Clark County agency’s computer system, the Review-Journal has learned. Multiple sources told the Review-Journal that the Clark County Water Reclamation District’s computer system was breached and that the hackers demanded a ransom. Read more on Las Vegas Review-Journal. A spokesperson…
Ca: Hacker forces password upheaval at Kitchener high school
Jeff Outhit reports: Police are investigating after a student hacked an internal computer system at a Kitchener high school, forcing other students to consider changing all their social media passwords. This includes passwords for Facebook, Twitter, Google Apps, and other personal accounts held by any student who has accessed those personal accounts from a school…
WI: Hackers compromise Ozaukee Co. workers’ tax info
WISN reports that Ozaukee County workers became victims of tax refund fraud after their W-2 and Form 1095 tax information was compromised in a hack of GreenShades‘ web site. The county employees use GreenShades for tax filing. Greenshades learned of the breach last month when it noticed some suspicious logins on February 14. As of last night, there were reportedly…
JP: Ezaki Glico reports possible customer data breach
JIJI reports: Confectionery maker Ezaki Glico Co. said Monday that personal data on users of its online shopping site may have been compromised following unauthorized accesses. Up to 83,194 sets of personal data may have been stolen, including 43,744 that contained credit card information, according to the firm. Ezaki Glico is investigating the incident through…