Dan Goodin has more about a case mentioned yesterday on this blog. Two UK teenagers received sentences for repeated hack attacks that stole credit card data and took one online webhost offline. Zachary Woodham, 19, and Louis Tobenhouse, 18, pleaded guilty to the online offenses in late December, members of the Metropolitan Police Service’s Police…
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Editor’s Note: the content of the blog entry that originally appeared on May 17, 2011 has been deleted on August 30, 2012 after it was brought to this site’s attention that the original source had removed their story and that it may not have been accurate. That’s the second time a news story from NDTV…
UK: Computer hacker who ruined stranger’s internet business ‘for a game’ and stole bank account details is spared jail
A computer hacker who ruined a man’s internet firm ‘for a game’ and was caught with thousands of stolen bank account details has been spared jail – so he can carry on studying for his degree in law. Sussex University student Zachary Woodham, 19, bragged online about how easy it was to take control of…
AU: How security chief’s bank details leaked
Ben Grubb reports: Security firm Symantec’s Australian chief has revealed how his personal credit card details were leaked by a Melbourne restaurant, which he said highlighted the need for mandatory privacy breach notification laws. […] Scroggie’s credit card data was leaked via email when a Melbourne restaurant at which he was a member attempted to…
UK: Are Bingo Player Details Being Sold?
Sandra Thompson reports: Bingo Affiliates in the UK are being offered player data for sale. A particular bingo website which is a major brand in the UK is on the list displaying name, address, email, amount deposited along with the player usernames and passwords. Bingosupermarket has contacted the company from where the alleged information has…
UK: Chartered Institute of Public Relations has PR fiasco; alerts members to data security loss
The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) has admitted that personal information regarding a number of its members has been ‘misplaced’. The CIPR has said that the ‘hard copy’ applications of around 30 members was lost yesterday evening (Friday 13 May,) on public transport and that no copies had been made prior to the loss….