Elena Chong of The Straits Times reports: Singapore – A businessman who was fined $8,000 yesterday for hacking into the Istana website is the first to be convicted of carrying out a cyber attack on a government website here. Delson Moo Hiang Kng, 43, who runs an IT consultancy firm, admitted to one of three…
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Romania sentences hacker ‘Guccifer’ to jail
Radu Marinas reports: A Romanian court sentenced hacker “Guccifer”, who broke into the emails of former U.S. president George W. Bush’s family, entertainment figures and the head of the Romanian secret service, to four years in jail on Friday. Read more on Reuters.
U.S. Military Says South Korea Databases Hacked, Personal Data Stolen
Cassandra Vinograd reports: The U.S. military said Thursday that a hacking attack may have stolen the personal data of more than 16,000 South Koreans employed by American forces. U.S. Forces Korea said in a statement that learned on May 28 that two databases storing personal information had been compromised. “No military or defense-related classified information…
Bristol Community College Student Who Hacked Paris Hilton’s Phone Facing New Charges
Shannon McMahon reports: A Bristol Community College student who reportedly leaked incriminating photos he hacked from Paris Hilton’s cellphone in 2005 is facing new charges after allegedly breaking into his college’s computer network and a law enforcement computer. He is also accused of obtaining stolen bank card data for more than 14,000 account holders. […] The new…
Russian Charged With Running $100 Million Data Theft Plot
Sophia Pearson reports: An accused Russian hacker faces U.S. charges over his suspected development of malicious computer software that cybercriminals used to steal more than $100 million from businesses and consumers since 2011. Evgeniy Mikhailovich Bogachev, 30, ran a criminal ring responsible for Gameover Zeus and Cryptolocker, a form of malware known as ransomware, the…
Montana state health department server hacked via software security glitch
I posted something about this breach over on phiprivacy.net yesterday, but thought this update would be of special interest to this blog’s readers. Matt Volz of AP reports: Hackers broke into a Montana health department computer server through software in need of a security upgrade after a Chinese-language website last year identified the department’s server…