Regina Dennis reports: Texas State Technical College is trying to track down hundreds of former students after learning that an Internet server breach last month could have included their personal identification information. TSTC information technology specialists on Jan. 30 discovered that someone attempted to illegally access a server that contained personal information for the nearly…
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Hackers used previously unknown Internet Explorer flaw in new attacks
Joseph Menn reports: A previously unknown flaw in a recent version of Microsoft Corp’s Internet Explorer web browser is being used to attack Internet users, including some visitors to a major site for U.S. military veterans, researchers said Thursday. Security firm FireEye Inc discovered the attacks against IE 10 this week, saying that hundreds or…
Thousands hit in Tesco.com attack
Mark Ward reports: Tesco has deactivated customers’ internet accounts after their login names and passwords were shared online. The list of more than 2,000 Tesco.com accounts was posted to a popular text-sharing site earlier on Thursday. The supermarket giant said the data had been compiled by hackers using details stolen from other sites. A small…
Employees’ personal information compromised in Las Vegas Sands hacking (Updated)
Christopher Palmeri reports: Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS), the world’s largest casino operator, was attacked by hackers who defaced at least one company website and posted personal information about employees. The unidentified intruders temporarily took over the home page of the Sands Casino Resort in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, posting statements criticizing Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Sheldon…
JP: Accused hacker: ‘I’m innocent’
Tomohiro Osaki reports: The man accused of hacking other people’s computers to make a series of violent threats in 2012 maintained his “utter innocence” as his trial opened Wednesday at the Tokyo District Court. Yusuke Katayama, a former employee of a Tokyo information technology company, was arrested in February 2013 on suspicion of remotely manipulating…
Supercell hack reveals DAU and ARPDAU, access to internal emails
Matthew Diener reports: A hacker going by Ethical Spectrum has allegedly hacked Supercell‘s official Clash of Clans and Hay Day Facebook pages. Going one step further, the hacker posted an unverified screenshot which purports to show some enticing figures for Supercell – namely, its DAU [Daily Active User] and ARPDAU [verage Revenue Per Daily Active User]. It’s unclear as…