Lauren J. Young reports: When PA Online, a former internet service provider based in Enola, Pennsylvania, fired its network administrator Dariusz Prugar in 2010, he left with a serious grudge. There would be revenge. Just days after Prugar was fired for personnel issues, PA Online noticed that its computers and web services were failing. Prugar, a…
Category: Hack
Bailey’s discovers breach more extensive than originally reported
Well, I may have to walk back some of my praise for outdoor gear company Bailey’s after I first read and reported on a payment card breach they discovered and disclosed. The firm has updated its breach disclosure after subsequently discovering that the breach did not begin in September, 2015, and it wasn’t 15,000 affected. According to their…
Dozens of NextCare employees report fraudulent activity following Greenshades hack
More details have emerged on the previously reported Greenshades hack that resulted in tax refund fraud for many people. A reader of DataBreaches.net sent me an email this morning telling me that a relative who works for medical care provider NextCare received the following letter: Dear NextCare Employee, This is a notice for an ongoing internal investigation…
“Fappening” Hacker Pleads Guilty to Theft of Celebrities’ Naked Pictures
Matt Strong reports: Ryan Collins, the Pennsylvania man charged with hacking the Apple and Google accounts of several people, including many celebrities, has agreed to plead guilty to violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), and one count of unauthorized access to a protected computer to obtain information, according to authorities. Prosecutors have recommended that Collins…
Website of Hinjewadi Industries Association hacked, Anti Terrorism Squad steps in
Express News Service reports: The website of the Hinjewadi Industries Association (HIA) was hacked on Tuesday morning. Confirming it, Anil Patwardhan, president of the HIA, said, “The association had disabled the website for the last week or so in view of the upgradation work. We got to know about the hacking Tuesday morning. We would…
LitecoinTalk Breach Details Scarce
I have no idea what happened four days ago, even after reading the subreddit, but it looks like litecointalk.org is down. Anyone have additional details? Merkle reports: A worrying announcement was posted on the Litecoin subreddit yesterday, as it turns out unidentified assailants have compromised the LitecoinTalk forums. All users had to reset their passwords…