Olivia Siong reports: Alleged “Messiah” hacker James Raj Arokiasamy was handed an additional 105 charges in court on Monday (Aug 25). This includes charges for securing unauthorised access into the Fuji Xerox webserver between Mar 1 and 24 last year. He is also accused of hacking into and making unauthorised modifications to a fan site…
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MO: Hacker group claims shutdown of county, city websites
Mike Rush reports: The FBI and Missouri Attorney General are getting involved after hackers posted the private information of thousands of law enforcement officers. A hacker group is taking credit for stealing sensitive information from the Missouri Sheriffs’ Association website. The group states the Ferguson unrest as the motive. The information released includes names, addresses,…
Seattle, Portland Archdiocese Login Credentials Found In CyberVor Hacker Database
Jeanne Price reports: Close to 6,000 identity theft victims have been documented but Catholic church officials in Seattle and Portland say they’re still stumped about how their data breaches occurred. Now a potential clue has surfaced – a disturbing link to a newly discovered Russian hacker group called CyberVor. These victims in the Pacific Northwest…
Red-faced Mozilla apologizes for leaking user data
Juha Saarinen reports: The Mozilla Foundation has apologised for an accidental data leak that went unnoticed for a month, and which saw tens of thousands of email addresses exposed, alongside thousands of encrypted passwords. All in all, the email addresses of around 76,000 Mozilla Developer Network (MDN) members were left on a public webserver for…
AU: Hackers steal credit card details of thousands using MyCause charity website
ABC reports: Up to 12,000 people donating to charities through an Australian website have had their credit card details stolen and used for thousands of dollars worth of fraudulent charges. An international hacking operation targeted the MyCause website, which allows people to create and donate to fundraisers and charities. Some of the credit card details…
Four months later, Archdiocese of Portland breach still unclear
Remember the tax refund fraud that affected a number of people employed by or volunteers with the Archdiocese of Portland? The breach was disclosed in March, but as of July 28, the Archdiocese still doesn’t know how the breach occurred and whether it involved their system or an external system. From a letter signed by…