To the members of the Guardians of Peace (GOP): We don’t know each other, and I’d prefer to keep it that way, but I can’t just sit silently by while you plan to deliver privacy harms to tens of thousands of people. Frankly, I don’t give a rat’s ass about Sony’s trade secrets or intellectual property….
Category: Of Note
Sony says news outlets should stop using hacked documents
Bloomberg reports: Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. lawyers have sent a letter asking news organizations to stop writing articles based on stolen documents released by hackers seeking to interrupt the release of the comedy “The Interview.” The letter, dated Sunday, was sent by attorney David Boies to news organizations including Bloomberg and The New York Times….
The inside story of how British spies hacked Belgium’s largest telco, Belgacom
Ryan Gallagher reports: When the incoming emails stopped arriving, it seemed innocuous at first. But it would eventually become clear that this was no routine technical problem. Inside a row of gray office buildings in Brussels, a major hacking attack was in progress. And the perpetrators were British government spies. It was in the summer…
Sony Was Hacked in February and Chose to Stay Silent
Sam Biddle reports: Sony says the recent breach of its servers and weeklong cyber humiliation is an “unprecedented” strike and an “unparalleled crime.” If they’re shocked by these events, they’ve been shocked for almost a year: leaked emails obtained by Gawker show security troubles dating back to February. If you read the full article on Gawker, you’ll see emails noting…
Federal data security bill heads to Obama’s desk
Cory Bennett reports: The first cyber-specific bill of the lame-duck session will head to President Obama’s desk after the House on Wednesday night approved an update to federal information security laws. The Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA), which passed the Senate unanimously Monday night, made it through the House without opposition. Read more on The Hill.
Audit finds flaws remain in U. Maryland network security, even after data breach
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…