Owen Williams reports: Git is a developer’s best friend… except when it’s not used properly and exposes a site’s security. The tool is used for version control. It tracks changes to code over time, so that multiple developers can work together efficiently and roll back if they need to. […] As it tracks your changes over time, it…
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Hackers attack Planned Parenthood, release some employee data
William Turton reports: Planned Parenthood has been hacked. Late Sunday night, a group of hackers who oppose the healthcare nonprofit’s abortion practices released Planned Parenthood’s website databases as well as names and email addresses of the organization’s employees. The attack on Planned Parenthood follows a storm of controversy over the organization. Anti-abortion activists sparked the uproar…
Lottery IT security boss guilty of hacking lotto systems to win $14.3m
Iain Thomson reports: Iowa state lottery’s IT security boss hacked his employer’s computer system, and rigged the lottery so he could buy a winning ticket in a subsequent draw. On Tuesday, at the Polk County Courthouse in Des Moines, Iowa, the disgraced director of information security was found guilty of fraud. Eddie Tipton, 52, installed…
Wicked WikiLeaks leaks considered harmful: Alert over malware lurking in dumped docs
Chris Williams reports: Documents laced with malware have been found in WikiLeaks.org’s cache of files obtained from hacked CIA wannabe Stratfor. Intelligence biz Stratfor was ransacked by Jeremy Hammond in late 2011, and its email archives passed to whistleblowing website WikiLeaks in early 2012. The Julian Assange™-led organization soon began distributing the archives using the BitTorrent file-sharing…
Indiana radio station hacked by Anonymous
WIVB reports: An Indiana radio station was apparently hacked Sunday evening. If you were tuning in to WXXR 97.3 in Terre Haute, you might have heard a message from “Anonymous.” “Anonymous” is an activist group that hacks websites, to express their views and messages. Around 7:30 p.m. Sunday, the FM signal was intercepted and a…
Sir Dave Brailsford fears Chris Froome critics have hacked Team Sky
Robert Woodward reports: Sir Dave Brailsford believes Team Sky’s computers have been hacked by critics who are sifting through Chris Froome’s performance data for signs he could be using performance-enhancing drugs. Brailsford is so concerned that he has consulted lawyers over the breach. Froome was repeatedly questioned during the 2013 Tour, which he won, about…