Jonny Bonner reports: Adobe is on the hook for $1.1 million in legal fees – and an undisclosed sum to users – amid class allegations that its “shoddy security protocols” led to a massive data breach. Hackers stole credit card and login data from 38 million people in October 2013 because of Adobe’s lax practices,…
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Hacktivists claim data breach at Florida International University, University of Miami
Andrea Torres is getting MSM readers caught up on some of GhostShell’s activity a few months ago, it seems: A team of self-proclaimed activists used the “Team Ghost Shell” Twitter account to continue to protest against institutions that they claim are not doing enough to protect personal data. They claim to have released data that belonged…
Africa: Kenyan Universities Top List of Hackers in Africa – Report
Stephen Letoo reports: Kenyatta University and JKUAT are among Kenyan universities topping a list of hackers in Africa, says a report by Cyberoam. The report placed Kenya among African countries leading in cyber attacks, after Egypt, Morocco and South Africa. “Hacktivists” tamper with school systems to adjust grades and fee balances, says the report released…
Marketwired, PR Newswire, Business Wire hacked in $US100m trading scam
AFP reports: An international team of computer hackers and stock traders was charged with pocketing more than $US100 million ($A138 million) in illicit profits based on stolen market-moving financial information, US officials announced Tuesday. The Department of Justice charged nine people in a criminal conspiracy with making more than $US30 million ($A41.43 million) in illegal…
‘ISIS leak HACKER’S GUIDE to hundreds of British and US military personnel’
Nick Gutteridge reports: Social media users claiming to be members of the extremist group say they have hacked computers belonging to the American military and harvested details including photographs, addresses and even credit card information of army, navy and state department figures. Most of the shocking release relates to American military and diplomatic personnel, however…
Data Security Firm Hit With Suit Over Cyberattack
Marisa Kendall reports on another investor’s lawsuit: A Silicon Valley company that touted the security of its mobile platform is facing a shareholder class action related to a 2014 data breach. MobileIron Inc. sells software intended to help companies securely manage their employees’ mobile devices. A suit filed last week in Santa Clara County Superior…