The hacker who self-identifies as “Bitcoin Baron” has been busy. In addition to attacking the city of Moore in Oklahoma over the city’s decision to defend two officers involved in the Warren Theatre case, threats have also been made against the Wayne County, Michigan court computers. Gus Burns reports: Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Cynthia Gray Hathaway dismissed…
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Authorities Closing In on Hackers Who Stole Data From JPMorgan Chase
Matthew Goldstein and Nicole Perlroth report: It has become a familiar pattern: The computer system of a big American company is breached, the personal information of tens of millions of customers is stolen and a public outcry ensues. Rarely are the thieves caught. But last summer’s attack on JPMorgan Chase — which resulted in hackers…
Rex Mundi threatens to expose patients’ blood test results if lab doesn’t pay extortion demand (update 1)
Rex Mundi is back again. After hacking Synergie and dumping data from Temporis in January, the hackers, who have made a business of hacking for profit, have announced that they have now hacked a diagnostic laboratory in France, Labio. And once again, they announced the hack on Twitter: Labio.fr hacked last week. 100’s of blood test results in our possession….
Lawsuits over Paytime data breach dismissed
Matt Miller reports: Saying no legally compensable injuries have yet occurred, a federal judge Friday dismissed two would-be class-action lawsuits filed over last year’s massive data breach at the Paytime Inc. national payroll firm. The clients who sued the Cumberland County-based Paytime had sought financial damages for what they claimed was the threat they face of…
US hacking accused Lauri Love ‘had stolen government data’
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,…
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…