On September 2, Heritage Foundation spokesman Wesley Denton issued the following statement: We experienced a malicious, unauthorized data breach of six-year-old documents on an external server that appear to contain personal information of private donors, who we are notifying. We are unable to verify the authenticity of files circulated online. All Americans have the right to…
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UK: Greater Manchester Police, Manchester airport websites DDoSed
BT reports that both the Greater Manchester Police and Manchester Airport web sites were disrupted by DDoS attacks today. A self-proclaimed Lithuanian hacker using the handle @n0w1337 tweeted responsibility for the attacks. Read more on BT.
Heritage Foundation emails, donor info stolen
UPDATE: The data weren’t stolen, but leaked. See this report. Original report: The home page of their web site says, “We keep your information private,” but Heritage Foundation has seemingly joined the ranks of those who failed to keep private information private. Tim Starks reports that the think tank had a data breach this week in which…
In: KSHEC website hacked; restored later
Deepika K.C. writes: On Friday morning, those who tried logging into Karnataka State Higher Education Council (KSHEC) website were greeted by an unusual message. A caricature holding a glass with red liquid — as if offering a toast — was mocking at the visitors with these words: “Your data belong to me”. The hackers had…
Utah Food Bank security breach exposed thousands of donors’ info since October, 2013
Katie McKellar reports: A security breach in the Utah Food Bank‘s website may have resulted in the disclosure of more than 10,000 donors’ personal information. In a letter that was sent to a donor on Tuesday and obtained by the Deseret News, Utah Food Bank officials said they recently discovered that an “unauthorized individual” may have…
Michigan’s Catholic workers are latest cyber victims
Bill Laitner reports: A Catholic agency in Lansing that handles payroll processing and employee benefits across Michigan is the state’s latest victim of a major cyber attack. The Michigan Catholic Conference sent letters this week to more than 10,000 employees, warning them that their personal information has been compromised, officials said Friday. […] Although the…