Will Phoenix writes: Unlike the hackers who recently hit Target and Nieman Marcus, authorities know exactly who hacked Nordstrom. According to the U.S. Attorney’s office two brothers identified as Andrew S. Chiu, 29, of Anaheim, California; and Allen J. Chiu, 37, of Dallas, Texas utilized a mix of business logic attacks and fraudulent actions to…
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Internet Scammers Change Some Boston University Direct Deposit Accounts
Rich Barlow reports: Apparently using a common internet deception called phishing, scammers obtained log-in information allowing them to change direct deposit routing information for the paychecks of 10 BU employees in December. The employees’ monthly paychecks were then routed elsewhere. […] Shamblin says that users of suspicious internet protocol (IP) addresses gained access to the…
Security breach at Myntra.com exposes customer’s personal information, order history and more
Sandeep Shetty writes: Update (added on 3 Dec 2013): Based on my feedback Myntra.com has now setup [email protected] for reporting security issues. Kudos to them for taking the first step towards a better responsible disclosure process and setting an example for other Indian companies. Last week a bug on Myntra.com let anyone with an account take over…
Retired cop, accused of stealing documents, reaches deal to give info back to Parsippany
There’s probably some lessons to be learned from this one… Justin Zaremba reports: A retired Parsippany police captain and the township have agreed to meet with a court-appointed computer forensic expert to facilitate the return of nearly 960,000 police department documents that municipal officials allege were stolen and deleted from municipal servers by the captain….
Statement on guilty pleas by Paypal13
Statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California on the “Paypal13:” Thirteen defendants pleaded guilty in federal court in San Jose yesterday to charges related to their involvement in the cyber-attack of PayPal’s website as part of the group “Anonymous,” United States Attorney Melinda Haag announced. One of the defendants also…
‘PayPal 14’ Plea Deal Lets Hacktivists Avoid Felonies, Which Is Pretty Much The Best They Could Hope For
Ryan J. Reilly reports: Eleven individuals charged with helping overwhelm PayPal’s website in 2010 have reached a plea deal with federal prosecutors that could potentially allow them to avoid a felony conviction. Under the terms of the deal, 11 defendants in what is known as the “PayPal 14” case pleaded guilty to both felony and misdemeanor charges…