Jane Brown of Lane Powell PC writes that hackers have upped the ante from the “good old days:” …. A case with espionage, extortion and pseudonyms is a sign of things to come. Wire Swiss GmbH (Wire Swiss) is currently seeking a declaratory judgment and alleges civil extortion against its competitor, Quiet Riddle Ventures…
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PA: HASD student tried to hack district’s system
A Hazleton Area Career Center student was disciplined for attempting to hack into the district’s computer system, the district’s top administrator said. State police and school district officials are investigating an incident involving a student who acquired a wireless key, or code for accessing Hazleton Area’s computer system, Superintendent Dr. Craig Butler said. The system…
I never meant harm, says student who hacked Canada Revenue to show vulnerability to Heartbleed virus
There’s an update to the hack of the Canada Revenue Agency, first disclosed in April 2014 and the young man who was charged in the case. Jane Sims reports: A student computer whiz who stole 900 social insurance numbers from the files of the Canada Revenue Agency to demonstrate its online vulnerability pleaded guilty and apologized on…
Mail.ru denies mass password breach; researcher stands by findings
Eric Auchard of Reuters reports: Russia’s top Internet company, Mail.ru said on Friday a sliver of its users’ email accounts was vulnerable while denying that tens of millions of other users were at risk after researchers found its data circulating among cyber criminals. […] In a statement, the Moscow-based company said its own study of…
InvestBank UAE hack: Database containing credit card details and passport scans leaks online
The Investbank hack and data dump can’t seem to say out of the news. Jason Murdock reports: A 10GB file has been released online that purports to hold sensitive financial data compromised from the InvestBank of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Upon initial analysis, the ZIP file contains tens of thousands of credit card numbers, names and…
Panama Papers source breaks silence over ‘scale of injustices’
Luke Harding reports: The whistleblower behind the Panama Papers broke their silence on Friday to explain in detail how the injustices of offshore tax havens drove them to the biggest data leak in history. The source, whose identity and gender remain a secret, denied being a spy. “For the record, I do not work for any government…