Brian Krebs reports: The Defense Contract Management Agency, the U.S. federal government entity responsible for performing contract administration services for the Department of Defense, is responding to a suspected cybersecurity breach and has pulled a number of its servers offline while the investigation continues, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. Read more on KrebsOnSecurity.com. So far, there’s no evidence that any personal…
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Attempted hack of Jacksonville Aviation Authority disclosed
WJXT in Florida is reporting (video) that the FBI is actively investigating an attempted hack of the Jacksonville Aviation Authority on November 26, shortly before Thanksgving. In a statement to the news station, JAA indicated that it believes the attack was unsuccessful and will continue to believe so unless it hears otherwise from the FBI, but…
CyberCaliphate claims Newsweek Twitter hack
Oriana Pawlyk reports that CyberCaliphate claimed responsibility for the hack of Newsweek’s Twitter account earlier today. Within 15 minutes, Newsweek had regained control of the account, but not before CyberCaliphate had tweeted out some threats and documents: The group posted several certificates showing individual training achievements as well as an organizational chart for the Defense…
NZ: Hacker avoids conviction over university cyber-attack
Brendan Manning reports: A 20-year-old Auckland computer hacker has been discharged without conviction after launching a cyber-attack on the University of Melbourne in 2011. Neil McDonald appeared before Judge Pippa Sinclair at the North Shore District Court today facing one charge of intentionally accessing a computer system without authority. The charge faces a maximum penalty…
SG: Nanyang Polytechnic alumni database breached, bank details stolen
Channel NewsAsia reports: The database system for Nanyang Polytechnic‘s (NYP) former students was compromised, and bank details were stolen, according to the school. About 240 former students, mostly from its 1994 to 1999 batches, were affected by the breach, and NYP issued a letter to inform them of the incident on Feb 5. The hacker…
Anthem Alerts Consumers to Protect Themselves from Phishing Emails
Some people are already receiving phishing emails, it seems. Anthem has issued the following press release in response: INDIANAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Feb. 6, 2015– Individuals who may have been impacted by the cyber attack against Anthem, should be aware of scam email campaigns targeting current and former Anthem members. These scams, designed to capture personal information (known…