Mike Heuer of Courthouse News reports that a lawsuit has been filed in Santa Clara County Court against Does over the hack of Kazakhstan government emails. You can read more here. This appears to be the second suit the government has filed.
Category: Hack
Zappos data breach settlement falls apart over attorneys’ fees
Back in January 2012, Zappos, which is owned by Amazon, disclosed that it had been hacked and that they were notifying more than 24 million customers. Less than one week later, the first lawsuit had been filed. Shortly thereafter, state attorneys general opened their own investigation into the breach. In January 2015, Zappos settled with the…
5 Biggest Hosting Companies hacked by Syrian Electronic Army
Swati Khandelwal reports: Once again, Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) has gain media attention by compromising a number of popular web hosting brands of one of the leading web-hosting companies Endurance International Group INC that manages over 60 different hosting brands. SEA, a pro-hacker group supposed to be aligned with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, is famous for hacking…
GA: Identity thieves strike United Way
Aimee Jones reports: Doris Strickland, director of the Newton County United Way, contacted the Sheriff’s Office Friday to report that the computer she uses at the United Way office for business was hacked through her email. She reported that she changed all her passwords, but discovered nearly $1,400 had been charged at several restaurants on…
British Airways frequent-flyer accounts hacked
The Press Association reports: Hackers have accessed tens of thousands of British Airways frequent-flyer accounts. The airline said no personal information had been viewed or stolen and it had frozen affected accounts while it resolves the issue. It means top executive club flyers may not be able to use their points until the issue is resolved. Read…
Man who attempted to socially engineer sheriff’s department sentenced under Alabama’s Digital Crime Act
From a press release of March 18: Attorney General Luther Strange announced the conviction of a Georgia man for a felony related to attempts to access confidential information systems maintained by the State of Alabama. On Monday, Thomas Jack Hixon, 20, of Chickamauga, Georgia pleaded guilty in Calhoun County Circuit Court to Attempted Computer Tampering,…