Joseph Menn reports: A previously unknown flaw in a recent version of Microsoft Corp’s Internet Explorer web browser is being used to attack Internet users, including some visitors to a major site for U.S. military veterans, researchers said Thursday. Security firm FireEye Inc discovered the attacks against IE 10 this week, saying that hundreds or…
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Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah: Campers’ information stolen by camp employee
Nathan Brown reports that a Town of Rosendale man (in upstate New York) has been charged with selling the personal information of campers and their parents at Camp Rov Tov, Rov Tov is a boys’ camp affiliated with a Satmar Jewish school in Brooklyn; they have camps in Dairyland, Kerhonkson, Napanoch and Ellenville in Ulster…
Hackers access 16 million email accounts
Millions of Germans have had their passwords and usernames for websites stolen, the country’s Federal Office for Online Security (BSI) revealed on Tuesday. The BSI said 16 million accounts containing passwords and email addresses had been compromised, according to information passed to it by law enforcement agencies and research institutions. Authorities have set up a website…
OH: Former Urban League boss off to prison
A former Columbus Urban League executive accused of ripping off the agency was sentenced Friday to spend 3.5 years in federal prison. Former preacher Ovell Harrison had pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. In addition to his prison sentenced, he was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount…
Identity info of every licensed physician in Puerto Rico acquired in hack (updated)
Associated Press reports that the personal information of all licensed medical doctors in Puerto Rico was acquired in a recent hack. They report that since the hack, doctors have been getting harassing emails, but it’s not clear from their reporting as to what information was accessed or acquired in the intrusion, other than the statement from…
U.S. Fund for Unicef hacked
On December 2, the U.S. Fund for Unicef discovered that it had been hacked on or about November 4. Upon discovery, they immediately disabled and disconnected the server from the network, and arranged for forensic examination. The investigation confirmed that only the one server was involved, but that personal information – including names, phone numbers,…