This is the stuff nightmares are made of. Chris Bing reports: Hackers broke into the computer system of a facility that treats water for about 15,000 people near Tampa, Florida and sought to add a dangerous level of additive to the water supply, the Pinellas County Sheriff said on Monday. The attempt on Friday was…
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How the United States Lost to Hackers
Nicole Perlroth reports: If ever there was a sign the United States was losing control of information warfare, of its own warriors, it was the moment one of its own, a young American contractor, saw first lady Michelle Obama’s emails pop up on his screen. For months, David Evenden, a former National Security Agency analyst,…
Oxfam Australia investigates data breach after database sold online
Lawrence Abrams reports: Oxfam Australia is a charity focused on alleviating poverty within the indigenous Australian people and people from Africa, Asia, and the middle east. The charity is part of a confederation of twenty charities worldwide operating under the Oxfam umbrella. Last week, BleepingComputer learned of a threat actor claiming to be selling a database…
Mensa Website Hacked After Britain’s Smartest Folk Failed To Secure Passwords
Barry Collins reports: British Mensa, the society for people with high IQs, failed to properly secure the passwords on its website, prompting a hack on its website that has resulted in the theft of members’ personal data. Eugene Hopkinson, a former director and technology officer at British Mensa, stood down this week, claiming that the…
Kirill Victorovich Firsov, Admin of DEER.IO, Pleads Guilty
January 21 — SAN DIEGO – Kirill Victorovich Firsov, a Russian citizen, pleaded guilty in federal court today to a cybercrime, admitting that he was the administrator of a website that catered to cyber criminals by virtually selling items such as stolen credit card information, other personal information and services to be used for criminal…
NY: CASES notifies clients of data security breach
The mission of the Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services (CASES) is to increase public safety through innovative services that reduce crime and incarceration, improve behavioral health, promote recovery and rehabilitation, and create opportunities for success in the community. CASES programs have provided effective alternatives to incarceration in New York City since 1967. On…