In the wake of its massive data breach, Gregg Steinhafel, Chairman of the Target board of directors, president and CEO, steps down.
Category: Hack
U. North Carolina Wilmington reports yet another security incident
From their website (h/t, idRADAR.com): Important Notice About Unauthorized Server Access – April 29, 2014 UNCW’s Information Technology Services team has discovered unauthorized access to a UNCW applications server, making it possible to access a database containing names, addresses and social security numbers of individuals employed at UNCW as of March 2014, which may include…
Class action lawsuit filed against Maricopa County Community Colleges District
A law firm that had filed notices of claim against MCCCD over its 2013 breach that exposed the information of almost 2.5 million current and former students, employees, and vendors, has now filed a class action lawsuit. On Monday, April 28, 2014, Gallagher & Kennedy filed a class action lawsuit in the Superior Court of…
4Chan hacked
Christopher Poole, aka “moot,” confirmed the attack on 4chan’s blog earlier today: Last week we were made aware of a software vulnerability that allowed an intruder access to administrative functions and information from one of our databases. The intruder later stated their motive was to expose the posting habits of a specific user they disliked….
Alleged ‘Anonymous’ Computer Hacker Charged with 18 Counts of Cyberstalking
A federal grand jury has returned a second superseding indictment against Fidel Salinas, 27, of Donna, adding additional attempted computer hacking charges and 18 counts of cyberstalking, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. According to the criminal complaint originally filed in the case, Salinas is allegedly linked to the computer hacking group Anonymous. With the return…
AOL traces mystery spam flood to security breach; passwords and more stolen
Jared Newman reports: AOL is asking users to reset their passwords as it investigates a recent flurry of spam e-mails. According to Reuters, the uptick in AOL spam is related to a security breach that affected roughly 2 percent of users. Hackers made off with e-mail addresses, mailing addresses, encrypted passwords, and encrypted security questions. AOL…