December 18, 2014 James Madison University is committed to protecting the confidentiality and security of the information entrusted to us. This notice contains important information regarding a recent security incident involving JMU’s network. Since October, JMU Information Technology, along with law enforcement and outside security consultants, has been investigating an incident of unauthorized access to…
Category: Hack
Sony Hackers Snooped for Months, Then Planted 10-Minute Time Bomb
Pavel Alpeyev and Grace Huang report: Hackers who broke into Sony Corp.’s Hollywood unit probably spent months collecting passwords and mapping the network before they committed a last act of vandalism, setting off a virus that wiped out data and crashed the system in 10 minutes. Trend Micro Inc. arrived at these conclusions after running…
Student hackers and hackees
In Illinois, Katlyn Smith reports: Bartlett police are considering whether to level criminal charges against two Bartlett High School students who hacked into an Elgin Area District U-46 online portal and changed student attendance records, officials said Friday. The duo also hacked into at least one U-46 staff member’s email account, officials said. Read more…
North Korea Seeks Joint Investigation Into Sony Hack With U.S.
Ben Moshinsky reports: North Korea’s government said it had nothing to do with the hacking of Sony Corp.’s computer systems and called on the U.S. to hold a joint investigation into the incident. North Korea can prove its innocence and warned of “grave consequences” if the U.S. fails to take up its offer, the country’s…
PA: Police investigate hacking threat against Pine Forge Academy
Ryan Hughes reports: Pennsylvania State Police are investigating a $1 million hacking threat against Pine Forge Academy in Berks County. The school received an anonymous email on Dec. 16 at the campus in Douglass Township. It threatened harm against its computer system and property if demands were not met, state police said Friday. “This person was…
Hacked if you do, hacked if you don’t? I almost pity Sony.
Well, sure, this will help. NOT. Seen on Pastebin: MESSAGE TO CEO OF SONY – MICHAEL LYNTON I Dear Mr. Michael Lynton (CEO of Sony Entertainment), We shall first-off begin this message with an expression of sympathy as you have failed to release “The Interview” as you believe that hackers shall carry out a new…