And so it begins… RT reports: The men behind the screen names “Eaglesfan_6969” and “Verywilling2011” are looking for sex, and they’re doing it from government-provided email accounts, according to data pilfered from a hacked dating website. A trove of personal information pertaining to paid account holders of AdultFriendFinder, a website that touts itself as letting…
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Yemen Cyber Army data dump contains wealth of personal and government information
Lee Johnstone of cyberwarnews.info (@Cyber_War_News) has analyzed some of the massive amount of Saudi government data dumped by the Yemen Cyber Army and has kindly shared his findings with DataBreaches.net. In their statement, the Yemen Cyber Army (YCA) wrote: We have gained access to the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) network and have full control…
Indiana hacker faces sentencing in $100 million scheme
Kristine Guerra reports on the case of Austin Alcala, a case reported previously on this site: A young man from McCordsville accused in what federal authorities described as an international and multimillion-dollar hacking scheme is facing sentencing after pleading guilty to a conspiracy charge. Austin Alcala, a graduate of Fishers High School, is one of three suspects charged…
Yemeni group hacks 3,000 Saudi govt computers to reveal top secret docs – report
RT reports: Yemeni hackers have allegedly released thousands of top secret Saudi Arabia documents, including spies’ identities, after gaining “full control” of over 3,000 computers and servers belonging to Riyadh’s Foreign, Interior and Defense Ministries. The Yemen Cyber Army group claims it not only has the addresses, phone numbers and emails of top Saudi diplomats,…
Healthcare hackers may have accessed lawmaker info
From the now-that-it’s-hit-home-maybe-they’ll-care? dept.: Lauren French reports: House lawmakers were warned Thursday night that their personal data may have been compromised in a cyber-attack involving healthcare plans from CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield. Read more on Politico.
Lauri Love hacking case: NCA returns 25 of 31 seized items, but not encrypted laptop
Wow. Nic Rigby reports: A man accused of hacking US government computers who is battling for the return of property seized by police has been given back 25 of the 31 items. Lauri Love, of Suffolk, is seeking the return of devices seized by UK police. Mr Love, 30, who faces no charges in Britain,…