RFERL reports: Hackers made a “very powerful” attack on the Kremlin website on September 13, the Russian government said on September 14. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov linked the attack to regional elections in Russia over the weekend in which the opposition sought to challenge government-allied politicians in Kostroma Oblast, the one region it was allowed…
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U.S. prosecutors in talks with second suspect tied to JPMorgan hack
Nate Raymond reports: U.S. prosecutors have disclosed they are in discussions to resolve a case against a second Florida man linked to a massive data breach at JPMorgan Chase & Co, after saying they are engaged in similar talks with his co-defendant. In a court filing made public Friday in Manhattan federal court, a prosecutor…
BD: University of Dhaka website still down, authorities claim ‘hacker’ marked
BDNews24 reports the University of Dhaka‘s web site was still down more than one day after it had been taken over by hackers. Police are yet to make any arrests in the case filed over the offence. It was taken down by hackers going by the name of Cyber 71 on Thursday apparently for not being…
Ex-president of GOP media company gets probation, fine for hacking
Randy Ludlow reports: The former president of a prominent Republican political-advertising firm received no prison time on Wednesday for three charges stemming from his dismissal. Nicholas P. Everhart, formerly of Strategy Group for Media, was fined $2,800 and ordered to perform 50 hours of community service by Delaware County Common Pleas Judge David Gormley. He…
Once seen as bulletproof, 11 million+ Ashley Madison passwords already cracked
Dan Goodin reports: When the Ashley Madison hackers leaked close to 100 gigabytes’ worth of sensitive documents belonging to the online dating service for people cheating on their romantic partners, there seemed to be one saving grace. User passwords were cryptographically protected using bcrypt, an algorithm so slow and computationally demanding it would literally take centuries…
NY: Hack of Health Insurer Excellus May Have Exposed 10M Personal Records
AP reports: A health insurer in western New York and affiliates said Wednesday that their computers were targeted last month in a cyberattack that may have provided unauthorized access to more than 10 million personal records. Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, headquartered in Rochester, and Lifetime Healthcare Companies said they’re offering affected individuals in upstate New York…