The Digital Playground porn site has reportedly been hacked. Big time. The site that advertises “Porn worth paying for” may find itself paying dearly for a security breach that may have exposed over 72,000 customers’ details and over 44,000 credit card numbers. In what they claim as their first release, a group calling themselves The…
Category: U.S.
University of Washington and other universities hacked. Again. And again.
The message at the top of a paste by two hackers pretty much nails it: A few days back, Team ITNRA hacker ‘HaxOr’ hacked into the University of Washington using a SQL injection. The SQL injection that was abused was fixed, but that doesn’t mean there wasn’t more. Just because someone finds an SQL injection…
Stealing kids’ identities: Miami-Dade schools sleaze
Francisco Alvarado reports: Miami-Dade County Public Schools have a security problem — and we’re not talking bad locks on the local elementary school’s front door. Student information has fallen repeatedly into thieving hands, and the latest lapse comes from an especially embarrassing accused perp: Tizrah Ingram-Johnson, daughter of the late black leader and former school…
Fun Publications Admits To Security Breach, Apologizes for Inconvenience
Peter Van reports: Fun Publications has sent out a message to all Transformers Club members this weekend notifying the members that there was indeed a security breach related to their e-commerce database. In a written statement sent to members, Brian Savage says that “Fun Publications has determined that there is a security issue with our…
MO: Springfield city website hacked as part of series of hacks involving government and law enforcement
Springfield officials say the personal information of about 2,100 citizens may have been obtained by hackers when the city’s website was “compromised” Feb. 17, a Friday. Some functions have been turned off on the city’s website, springfieldmo.gov, as authorities investigate the apparent breach, said city spokeswoman, Cora Scott. Read more on News-Leader.com A statement posted…
Hackers publish private information about L.A. police officers
Andrew Blankstein reports: The FBI is probing an Internet breach in which hackers publicly posted private information belonging to more than 100 local law enforcement officers who are part of the Los Angeles County Police Canine Assn. Tony Vairo, a San Fernando police officer, who is president of the group, told The Times that they…