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Cybersecurity specialist at Scott Air Force Base commits suicide after FBI seizes his personal computers; “I am a good person at heart, even if I let my (curiosity) get the better of me”

Posted on August 31, 2014 by Dissent

Beth Hundsdorfer reports: A Mascoutah man stationed at Scott Air Force Base and hired to ensure the security of Department of Defense computers was being investigated for hacking before he took his own life, according to recently unsealed federal court records. FBI Agent Christopher Trifiletti showed up to question Jamie Magers, 33, who worked as…

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JPMorgan Chase alerts Louisiana that data breach possibly affects state-issued debit cards

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Dissent

Julia O’Donoghue reports: The personal information of Louisiana residents could be at risk because of another data breach involving state-issued debit cards. JPMorgan Chase has notified Louisiana’s government that someone had broken through the company’s security system and the personal information of residents using debit cards provided by three state agencies could be exposed. People who…

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Update: More details emerge on Geekface breach

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Dissent

Earlier this week, I blogged about a breach involving Geekface. More details are now available, as they were provided to the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office. In its notification to the state, George Ryan, CEO, writes: Our server was breached on the 5th by someone with a Chinese IP, the main focus of the attacker…

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Two California Residents Sentenced To Prison For Computer Theft From LendingTree; Former Employee Sold Unauthorized Access

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Dissent

U.S. District Judge Robert J. Conrad, Jr. sentenced two California residents to prison on Tuesday, August 26, 2014, for their role involving computer theft from a nation-wide online mortgage broker (the “company”). Brian Matthew Rich, 40, of Laguna Beach, Calif., was sentenced to 24 months in prison, followed by two years of supervised release. Marcus…

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JPMorgan Hack Said to Span Months Via Multiple Flaws

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Dissent

Jordan Robertson and Michael Riley report: Hackers burrowed into the databanks of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and deftly dodged one of the world’s largest arrays of sophisticated detection systems for months. The attack, an outline of which was provided by two people familiar with the firm’s investigation, started in June at the digital equivalent…

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MangaGamer reports database security breach

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Dissent

From UK Anime Network News: Security breaches of web sites big and small is a sad but unavoidable part of the online landscape at this point in time, and we’ve just received word from visual novel distributor MangaGamer that they have suffered from just such a breach in the past few hours. The e-mail notification…

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