Stephen Dockery of Associated Press reports: Internet hackers say they have compromised the security of more than 1,000 accounts at an FBI partner organization. The online hacking collective Lulz Security says it attacked a local section of InfraGard, a partnership between the FBI and the private sector to share security information. Connecticut-based InfraGard’s website is…
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Sg: Hackers steal data from NParks portal
Teh Joo Lin reports: Hackers attacked the website of the National Parks Board (NParks) on Sunday and stole some data belonging to users. When contacted by The Straits Times, the government agency yesterday confirmed the ‘intrusion’ and said it had made a police report. The story is behind The Straits Times paywall and I don’t…
More details emerging on SEGA Pass hack
AFP has more on breach first disclosed by SEGA on Friday: Hackers have stolen the personal data of some 1.29 million customers of the Japanese game maker Sega, the company said on Sunday, in a theft via a website of its European unit. The Sega Pass website, operated by London-based Sega Europe, did not contain…
AU: UQ internet security not breached
Part of a press release from the University of Queensland: Recent claims in the media that hackers had obtained passwords for email addresses at The University of Queensland (UQ) are inaccurate. UQ’s Director of Information Technology Services, Rob Moffatt, confirmed there had not been any network security breaches at the University and none of the…
Sega Pass Database Hacked, Account Information Compromised (update – LulzSec not responsible)
Sebastian Moss writes: Only moments ago, Sega sent out an email to their Sega Pass users informing them of the hack: Dear ___, As you may be aware, the SEGA Pass system has been offline since yesterday, Thursday 16 June. Over the last 24 hours we have identified that unauthorised entry was gained to our…
LulzSec: Be more afraid of what hasn’t been released publicly
Posted on Pastebin: Dear Internets, This is Lulz Security, better known as those evil bastards from twitter. We just hit 1000 tweets, and as such we thought it best to have a little chit-chat with our friends (and foes). For the past month and a bit, we’ve been causing mayhem and chaos throughout the Internet,…