Ellen Nakashima reports: Months after the discovery of a massive breach of U.S. government personnel records, the Obama administration has decided against publicly blaming China for the intrusion in part out of reluctance to reveal the evidence that American investigators have assembled, U.S. officials said. The administration also appears to have refrained from any direct…
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Experian sued over Court Ventures-related breach
He beat me to it. đ While I took a break to argue on Twitter about the hacked Jeep story in Wired, Brian Krebs was reporting on a class action lawsuit filed against Experian over the Court Ventures/U.S. InfoSearch data breach that was covered extensively on both his site and on this site. The lawsuit was…
FBI, Israel Make Securities Fraud Arrests Tied to JPMorgan Hack
Michael Riley and Jordan Robertson report: Law enforcement authorities arrested four people in Israel and Florida and revealed a complex securities fraud scheme tied to the computer hacks of JPMorgan Chase & Co. and other financial institutions. Officials said a fifth person remains at large. The morning arrests are the culmination of a months-long investigation…
Opelousas hacker held wihout bond, allegedly controlled thousands of computers
Tina Macias reports: The Opelousas man, Rory Guidry, arrested last week for his alleged part in a nationwide cybercrime ring will remain behind bars without bond, pending a mental health evaluation, a Lafayette federal judge ruled today. Guidry, 28, is charged with computer fraud and accused of attempting to sell access to a “botnet,” a…
More escort-related services hacked
Of course, the big news today was the hack of AshleyMadison.com and the potential embarrassment it may cause to those using its services to have affairs. Not to be deterred from his mission, however, @ElSurveillance continued attacking escort-related sites, posting the same message on their home page that he’s posted in the past: Dear Admin and the…
Ex-employees probed in attack on Hacking Team
Manuela D’Alessandro of Reuters reports: Milan prosecutors are investigating six former employees of surveillance software maker Hacking Team in connection with a massive attack on the data system of the Italian cybersecurity firm, sources familiar with the case said on Friday. […]Investigative sources said the six suspects had already been placed under investigation in…