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PA: Devon man, computer hacker known as ‘Green,’ sentenced for stealing usernames

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Dissent

Alex Wigglesworth reports: A judge has sentenced a Pennsylvania man to 18 months in prison for a hacking scheme in which he stole login credentials for a number of computer networks, then sold access to them to third parties. Andrew James Miller, 24, of Devon, pleaded guilty in August to conspiracy and computer fraud. According…

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Lawmakers ask for deeper look into FDA security hack

Posted on December 10, 2013 by Dissent

Josh Lowensohn reports: Washington lawmakers today asked for a more thorough review of a security attack against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) earlier this year, which resulted in compromised data. That attack took place on October 15th, 2013, which was the last day of the US government shutdown, and resulted in a breach of…

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Chinese hackers leak 20 million hotel guests’ data on WeChat

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Dissent

Patrick Boehler of the South China Morning Post reports: Hackers in China have leaked a database of an estimated 20 million hotel reservations on multiple websites and even WeChat, the wildly popular messaging service, reflecting failed government efforts to prevent massive leaks of personal data. Online security watchdog WooYun said in September that hackers had…

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Missouri man pleads guilty to his role in computer hacking, ID theft scheme enabled by consumers’ re-use of login credentials

Posted on December 7, 2013 by Dissent

Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that the fifth and final defendant pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to his role in a $725,000 fraud scheme that involved hacking into business computer systems to steal the identity information of hundreds of their customers. Vince Evola, 45, of Gladstone, Mo.,…

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JPMorgan Chase & Co. explains delay in notifying Connecticut about online security breach

Posted on December 7, 2013 by Dissent

JPMorgan Chase has attempted to explain the delay in notification to Connecticut, but at least one Connecticut official is not satisfied. Ed Jacovino reports: JPMorgan Chase & Co. says it waited to determine what information could have been involved in an online security breach before telling officials this week that people with state-issued debit cards…

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Adobe notifies me that all’s good following their hack

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Dissent

I was somewhat surprised to receive an e-mail from Adobe this afternoon about the October 3 hack.  Then I read it and decided to post it here as an example of their follow-up/communications: As we announced on October 3, Adobe discovered sophisticated attacks on our network involving the illegal access and removal of a backup…

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