Lorenzo Francesco-Bicchierai reports: A group of hackers has dumped the names, phone numbers and email addresses of more than 80 police officers from Miami, Florida, in what appears to be an attempt to “dox” the agents. The hackers appear to be loosely affiliated with the group of alleged teen hackers, known as “Crackas With Attitude”…
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‘Dance Moms’ season 6 cast members hacked again
Janna Dela Cruz reported this last month, but I just came across it today, so with the proviso that I never even heard of this show: “Dance Moms” stars Abby Lee Miller, Maddie Ziegler and other cast members of the Lifetime series were reportedly hacked. TMZ has word that hackers were able to take control of the…
Hackers shut down JYP Entertainment’s web site
AFP reports: A South Korean entertainment company, criticized for its handling of a row over a teenage Taiwanese K-pop star forced to apologize for waving the nation’s flag, has had its Web site brought down by hackers, a spokesman said yesterday. JYP Entertainment, which represents singer Chou Tzu-yu (周子瑜), said the company’s home page had…
In: Police Detain Engineering Student for OUAT Website Hacking
The New Indian Express reports: The Commissionerate of Police on Monday tracked down a student of a private engineering college for allegedly hacking the official website of Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT). The student, a self-confessed ethical hacker, was identified after police traced his internet protocol (IP) address and proceeded to zero in…
Cryptsy Hacked: Bitcoin Worth $USD 6 Million Stolen
From the talk-about-delayed-notification dept., Ali Raza reports: Paul Vernon, also known as Big Vern, founder of Cryptsy announced that the cryptocurrencies exchange had been hacked. The announcement was made more than a year after the discovery of the hack because Cryptsy, in the meanwhile, was trying to cover everything up by channelling the money it was earning back…
Feds Raided Another Chicago Home in Nude Celeb Hack Investigation, Still No Charges Pressed
Sam Biddle reports: In the summer of 2014, anonymous hackers flooded the internet with private nude photos of major (and minor) celebrities. Two years later, new details show the FBI thinks they identified Jennifer Lawrence’s hacker. But no one’s facing charges. […]… court documents obtained by Gawker, including a search warrant and sworn affidavit, show that…