BBC reports: A British man accused of hacking into US government software networks had a computer that appeared to have “stolen” information on it, a court heard. Lauri Love, 30, of Suffolk, who faces no charges in the UK, is seeking the return of machines seized by police. But, at Bury St Edmunds Magistrates’ Court,…
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KHNP hacker demands money to withhold documents
WNN reports: A hacker who launched a cyber attack on Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power (KHNP) last December has released more files and demanded money in return for not exchanging sensitive information with third countries. From 15 December a group calling itself ‘Who am I = No nuclear power’ began releasing information it obtained from…
PA: Last year’s UPMC data breach affecting some employees’ tax returns
Bofta Yimam reports that a breach reported in 2014 that resulted in over 800 cases of tax refund fraud for University of Pittsburgh Medical Center employees may still be impacting employees this year: If you work for the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, you may have to wait for your tax refund because of the…
Third Circuit Questions FTC’s Data Security Authority
Kacy Brake of Alston & Bird provides her recap of oral argument in the Third Circuit FTC case against Wyndham. You can read her comments here.
How an Accused Russian Hacker on Tropical Holiday was Nabbed by U.S. Agents
Del Quentin Wilber describes the final chapter in the U.S.’s attempts to capture Russian hacker Roman Seleznev, aka “Track2,” who was arrested last July and charged with hacking hundreds of businesses. Seleznev, who had been indicted in absentia in March 2011, had over 2 million stolen credit card numbers on his laptop at the time of…
‘ISIS Hackers’ Almost Certainly Not ISIS Hackers
M. Alex Johnson reports: The hacking of dozens of websites worldwide by someone purporting to be connected to the ISIS terror group — including a Montana credit union, an Irish rape crisis center and a local Italian political party — almost certainly has nothing to do with the Islamist militants, law enforcement and security experts…