Jeff Quackenbush has a piece in Business Journal. I’m not sure where he got his figures from, but he reports: A recent theft of personal and financial records on about a quarter-million winery customers via a data breach at a Calistoga-based direct-to-consumer sales and marketing software company is raising questions about common winery approaches to…
Category: Hack
Hacker hits 24 sites to ‘alert’ govt
Arab News reports: A national hacked more than 24 government websites Saturday morning in just two hours after those in charge of these websites ignored messages of a possible attack, said an online newspaper. Through his Twitter account, the hacker “Cyber of Emotion” said that after the government websites ignored his messages about a possible…
Seek and ye shall find: North Dakota breach affecting state employees and volunteers bigger than originally realized
From the North Dakota Information Technology Department, yesterday: ITD has completed its investigation stemming from a cyber-attack that occurred on an ITD-hosted server earlier this summer. Upon identifying the attack, ITD immediately secured the server, locked down the data, and started an investigation. Since that time, the department has been working with federal and state…
UK: Prison laptop scandal: How the computers were hacked
Paul Peachey reports: The welcome screen on the prison laptop was simple to navigate. Prison officials clicked on the dog icon, inmates clicked on the cat. Clicking on the dog – and entering the password – allowed access to a section with administrator privileges and access to the internet. The cat was a gateway to…
More details emerge on UVa attack
Dean Seal has some additional details on the University of Virginia attack reported yesterday. Of note, the attack appeared to be from China and specifically targeted the email accounts of two employees whose work is connected with China. Read more on Daily Progress.
University of Virginia information technology systems compromised by hackers
Ella Shoup reports: Several portions of the University’s information technology systems were illegally accessed by “sophisticated attackers originating in China” earlier this year, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Patrick Hogan said in an email Friday to members of the University community. The University first became aware of a possible breach when notified by…