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ENRC fears data loss from hacking and stolen laptop

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Dissent

Terry Macalister reports: The mining group Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation warned on Thursday that it may have lost internal data as a result of computer hacking and the theft of a laptop. The problems add to a complicated picture for ENRC, a London-based but Kazakh-facing producer of minerals from iron ore to coal, which received an indicative takeover offer…

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Vendini hacked; customers’ credit card numbers possibly accessed

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Dissent

Krister Rollins reports: The Maine Attorney General’s office is issuing an alert for people who may have used an out-of-state service for buying tickets for shows and other forms of entertainment recently. The service, Venidini (sic), Inc., has been hacked, exposing financial information for tens of thousands of customers. Vendini sent a letter to Maine’s…

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NYPD detective charged with hacking

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Dissent

Edwin Vargas, a detective with the New York City Police Department (NYPD) has been arrested on hacking charges.  Vargas was arrested this morning outside his residence in Bronxville, New York. Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said, “As alleged, Detective Edwin Vargas paid thousands of dollars for the ability to illegally invade the privacy of his fellow officers and others. He is also alleged…

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Yahoo Japan suspects 22 million IDs stolen

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Dissent

Last month, Yahoo! Japan disclosed that it had discovered that malware inserted in its system had extracted user data for 1.27 million users, but that the breach was stopped before it leaked any of the information outside of the company. Now, in what appears to be an unrelated incident, the company reports that it suspects…

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FBI, city of Akron investigating hacker attack that compromised identities of 8,000 taxpayers

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Dissent

Jenn Strathman reports: Cyber hackers from Turkey hacked into the city of Akron’s website and replaced city messages with politically-motivated ones on Thursday. Also, nearly 8,000 taxpayers had their personal information stolen including their names, addresses, and social security numbers. I don’t know about you, but I would have lead with the theft of the…

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UK: Essex County Council has 27,000 computer hacker attacks in a year

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Dissent

Just for perspective…. Ben Bland reports: More than 25,000 cyber attacks were carried out against Essex County Council in the past year, it has emerged. It is thought those carrying out the attacks were attempting to access the personal details of people living in Essex, which are held by the authority. The council refused to…

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