Troy Hunt writes: I see a lot of data breaches. I see a lot of legit ones and I see a lot of fake ones and because of that, I always verify them before making any claims that an organisation has been hacked. Usually I’ll verify and then in conjunction with journalists I know and trust, there’ll…
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Hackers Track HashOcean Mining Company
The latest information from a group which claims to be ethical hackers shows efforts to trace the owners and identify the operation of the defunct HashOcean Bitcoin mining company, which suddenly disappeared with an estimated millions of dollars worth of the digital currency as investment from miner, is ongoing. “We are so close and we have been…
AL governor axes officials, asks FBI for help after finding unauthorized access to state’s criminal justice database
Paul Gattis reports: Gov. Robert Bentley has fired a high-ranking official in the state department of finance and placed a second on leave after concerns of a computer security breach emerged. The breach came to light following an investigation by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, according to a letter Bentley wrote June 10 to the FBI….
Announcement: Heading to Montreal F1
So thanks to a regular – and wonderful – reader of PogoWasRight.org, I snagged tickets to the Montreal Grand Prix and am heading up there for the weekend. News updates will probably be in the evening, but may not get fully caught up until I’m back next Tuesday. Similarly, submitted comments may sit in moderation…
Heading out to the Privacy Law Scholar’s Conference
My favorite conference of the year is PLSC. I always feel honored that this snarky non-lawyer, non-scholarly PITA is invited. I’ll be on the road much of today, and if you can believe it, I will be staying with a friend who has… wait for it… dial-up. If you submit comments on posts, they may sit in the moderation…
YahooMail Is So Bad That Congress Banned It (UPDATED)
William Turton reports: Earlier today, reports surfaced about an email sent to House of Representatives staffers about ransomware. Gizmodo has obtained the email in full. According to the email sent in late April by the House’s Technology Service Desk, there has been an increase in ransomware attacks sent through Gmail, YahooMail, and other public email services. Ransomware…