A paste on Pastebin points to a hack of Wounds International. The SQL injection attack, by @str0ke_, who self-identifies as affiliated with @ToucSec, does not really offer a specific explanation for why the firm was attacked: Target……………….: Wounds International; Date…………………: 6.24.2015 Title………………..: Wounds International Data Dump; Wounds International, we have a bit more instore for you; not that…
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Indiana judge: Judge: Hackers accessed Clarksville social security numbers, other data (Update1)
WHAS-TV reports: Clarksville Town Court Judge James Guilfoyle told WHAS-TV Tuesday that computer hackers accessed records filled with names, birth dates, addresses and social security numbers. Investigators are still trying to figure out the scope of the data breach. Read more on WHAS. Update1: The updated information reads like a ransomware situation, but no ransom…
Even Behind Closed Doors, Senators Aren’t Getting Their OPM Hack Questions Answered
Kaveh Waddell reports: After weeks of revelations about cyberattacks that may have exposed the personal information of as many as 18 million federal workers, Katherine Archuleta, the director of the Office of Personnel Management, gave senators a classified briefing Tuesday to try to put lawmakers’ questions to rest. But senators from both sides of the…
OPM hack cost estimate is $19M? I think not.
$19 million is the estimated cost of notifications and credit monitoring for affected employees, according to OPM director Katherine Archuleta, It’s not clear to me if she based that figure on the original 4.2M affected figure or a newer 18M estimate. And it doesn’t include notifications or credit monitoring for family members or others whose information was exposed in…
EXCLUSIVE: Russian hackers claim they still own Detour Gold, dump more data
Update and Correction: The hacker(s) is/are likely not Russian, but Canadian. If you’ve been employed by Detour Gold at any time since 2007, your personal information may already have been acquired and dumped by Russian hackers – including your name, date of birth, salary information, employment details, and Social Insurance Number. And if your employment…
OK: Former BancCentral employee charged with accessing bank computer network
Marione Martin reports: An Alva man has been charged with three felonies relating to access to a local bank’s computer network. Brett Justin Weyrick, 35, Alva, has been charged with computer fraud/unlawful use of computer system, violation of Oklahoma statute via computer, and possession of a firearm during commission of a felony in Woods County…