Wayne Parry of AP reports: A hacker shut down four New Jersey Internet gambling sites for half an hour last week and threatened more cyberattacks over the holiday weekend unless a ransom was paid using the online currency Bitcoin, authorities said Tuesday. David Rebuck, director of the New Jersey Gaming Enforcement Division, said Thursday’s attack was a…
Category: Hack
GhostShell Returns with a New Hacking Concept – Dark Hacktivism
Ionut Ilascu writes: Breaking into the systems of an organization and accessing files without authorization is regarded as trespassing. The motivation behind this act can be anything from financial gain to proving one’s skills among fellow hackers. No matter the reasons, the success of such an action is most of the times due to lack…
Top Hong Kong universities caught up in major hack attack on more than 100 global institutions
I had noted this hack already, but it’s interesting to see how it was reported in the South China Morning Post. James Griffiths and Ben Westcott report: A number of major educational institutions in Hong Kong were allegedly affected by a major hack attack encompassing more than 100 universities and government agencies worldwide. According to…
NJ: Bulgarian hacker admits role in $6M IRS refund scheme, feds say
Thomas Zambito reports: A Bulgarian national on Monday admitted his role in a $6 million IRS tax refund scheme that involved hacking into the computer networks of major accounting firms. Vanyo Minkov, 32, pleaded guilty to a single count of conspiring to file fraudulent tax returns during an appearance Monday before U.S. District Court Judge…
Charitable car donors learn their personal information was hacked
From the no-good-deed-goes-unpunished dept.: If you donated a car to a charity between 2005 and 2014 using the Vehicle Donation Processing Center to make your donation, you may receive a letter this week telling you that your personal information – including name, postal address, Driver’s License number, and Social Security number – was hacked, and may have been…
Hacking Team hacked, all files dumped (Update 2)
As seen on Twitter tonight: Since we have nothing to hide, we’re publishing all our e-mails, files, and source code https://t.co/dCBZAPTtpD https://t.co/Frr1ut01o5 — Hacked Team (@hackingteam) July 6, 2015 Their Twitter profile has also been, er… edited… to “Hacked Team:” @hackingteam Developing ineffective, easy-to-pwn offensive technology to compromise the operations of the worldwide law enforcement…