Ah, I missed this one from last week. On July 30th, CG_Oscar reported: A disgruntled former student is thought to be responsible for hacking Bodmin College’s website. People finding the website online are confronted with a series of obscenities. Although the home page is still active, other pages are no longer available to view. IT…
Category: Hack
New details emerge on Siouxland Pain Clinic breach (updated)
On August 1, I noted some media reports about a breach at the Siouxland Pain Clinic. As I mentioned, the reports raised more questions than they answered. Mike Bell of the Sioux City Journal now has a few more details: Siouxland Pain Clinic sent letters Friday to more than 13,000 patients that their medical and…
Saudi national arrested en route to Dubai on hacking charges (updated)
Courtney Trenwith reports that Turki Omar, a Saudi national, posted on his Twitter account ‘Marjouj Hazazi’ on Thursday that he had been intercepted at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on charges of hacking. Saudi Gazette adds that a spokesman for Makkah Police said the police had received reports from a public organization in Al-Laith governorate that their website…
Does the Seventh Circuit opinion in Neiman Marcus litigation impact FTC v. Wyndham?
Since the Seventh Circuit revived the class action lawsuit, Remijas v. Neiman Marcus, there has been a lot of buzz about how the opinion will make it easier for consumers going forward. The opinion (appended to this file), addresses Article III standing, which has been a major stumbling block in the majority of lawsuits. But skip on…
Anonymous Hacks Waller County Sheriff’s Department Computers For Sandra Bland – Or Did They?
Zeidy David writes: Last month we reported on the “hacktivist” group Anonymous calling for a “Day of Rage” for Sandra Bland. The series of actions were given the name #OpSandraBland, and they warned of a wide range of attacks and fronts for hitting the Waller County Sheriff’s Department on behalf of Sandra. Now, Anonymous has announced…
Dubizzle’s UAE website suffers security breach
Neil Halligan reports: Classified listing website dubizzle.com has said its UAE website suffered a security breach where a small number of registered users have been affected. dubizzle’s General Manager, Barry Judge said the company sent an email to users on Saturday following the discovery of the breach, warning people to change passwords as a precaution….