Scott Dance reports: Nearly a year after a massive data breach at the University of Maryland, state auditors say the campus network is still vulnerable to hackers — in part because gaps they identified five years ago remain. While patching those holes would not have prevented the breach, auditors and university officials said Wednesday, some…
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Report finds Colorado state computers vulnerable to hacker attack
Chris Halsne reports: A just-released audit finds that Colorado state computer systems are vulnerable to a cyber attack. The report mirrors the results of a year-long FOX31 Denver investigation. We found gaping holes in security, some of which exposed the Social Security and bank account numbers of state employees and contractors. Monday, the State Auditor`s Office blamed the…
A Breakdown and Analysis of the December, 2014 Sony Hack
Risk Based Security (RBS) has posted a chronology and detailed analysis of the data dumps to date in the Sony hack. This is a must-read article for journalists or those interested in the scope of data types involved.
I think we’re running out of hashtags for how bad the Sony #databreach was (Update1)
It just gets more and more embarrassing for Sony. Here are just a few stories from today’s news: It Gets Worse: The Newest Sony Data Breach Exposes Thousands Of Passwords Sony Pictures hackers stole 47,000 social security numbers, including Sly Stallone’s SONY PICTURES HACK SPREADS TO DELOITTE: THOUSANDS OF AUDIT FIRM’S SALARIES ARE LEAKED Let the Congressional hearings…
More from the Sony Pictures hack: Budgets, Layoffs, HR scripts, and 3,800 SSN
Kevin Roose reports: Yesterday, I reported on a spreadsheet apparently taken from Sony Pictures Entertainment, one of the largest and most powerful studios in Hollywood, by a group of hackers calling themselves Guardians of Peace. The document, which listed the names, titles, and salaries of more than 6,000 Sony Pictures employees including senior executives (and may have revealed…
FBI alerts U.S. companies of malware following Sony breach
Maritza Santillan reports: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued an alert to U.S. companies on Monday warning them of malicious software following the recent large-scale network disruption at Sony Pictures Entertainment. According to Reuters, the five-page confidential alert included details of how Sony’s attack was successfully carried out, as well as advice on how…