Waqas reports: Anonymous hacktivist breached a government of Chile website and leaked login details of officials in support of student protests against the government’s education policy. Read more on HackRead.
Category: Hack
Where Does Sony Settlement Leave CGL Insurance for Data Breaches?
What does your CGL policy mean by “publication in any manner?” Jana Landon reports: It was reported recently that the parties in the closely watched data breach case of Zurich American Insurance v. Sony Corp. of America (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Feb. 21, 2014) settled while Sony’s appeal of an unfavorable trial court opinion was pending. That…
Wayne County (Indiana) Sheriff’s Dept Website Defaced, Login Data Leaked
Waqas reports: The online hacktivist AnonGhost just hacked, defaced the official website of Wayne Country Sheriff’s department and publicly leaked its database containing login credentials of its employees. The attack on the Sheriff’s website was conducted under the banner of #OpUSA, an online operation where Palestine friendly hackers are targeting US based websites. Read more on HackRead.
Host of NSA’s smtp server hacked?
An interesting paste today by PH1K3 lets us follow along during an attempt to hack the host/dns provider for smtp.nsa.gov.
OR: Hacker steals from company
Kyle Odegard reports: A computer hacker apparently stole $250,000 from International Grand Investment Corporation, the parent company of Cascade Pacific Pulp in Halsey, according to police logs. Read more on Albany Democrat-Herald.
Hacker told F.B.I. he made plane fly sideways after cracking entertainment system
Jorge Barrera reports: A well-known U.S. hacker told F.B.I. agents he took momentary control of an airplane’s engines mid-flight by hacking into its in-flight entertainment system, according to a document filed in U.S. federal court and obtained by APTN National News. [Chris] Roberts, who has been interviewed at least three times by the F.B.I. this year,…