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Fugitive from Kentucky charged with breaching computer network at Community Health

Posted on October 5, 2018 by Dissent

Jesse Wells reports: A fugitive from Kentucky is accused of illegally logging into the computer network at Community North Hospital. The suspect, Charles Thomas, is now facing several charges of computer trespass and resisting law enforcement. Court records claim he logged into the computer network using stolen credentials from a hospital employee. Read more on…

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NY: Honeoye Falls-Lima school computer networks hacked; student records, personal information breached [UPDATED]

Posted on October 2, 2018 by Dissent

Sean Lahman reports: Officials with the Honeoye Falls-Lima school district have acknowledged an illegal intrusion into a computer system that stores students’ grades and other personal information. A spokesperson for the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said that the breach began on August 1 when “an unknown suspect was able to hack the Superintendent’s account.” It is…

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Sales engagement startup Apollo says its massive contacts database was stolen in a data breach

Posted on October 1, 2018 by Dissent

Zack Whittaker reports: Apollo, a sales engagement startup boasting a database of more than 200 million contact records, has been hacked. The YC Combinator-backed company, formerly known as ZenProspect, helps salespeople connect with prospective customers. Read more on TechCrunch.

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2 men arrested in Oklahoma, suspected in $14 million cryptocurrency theft, hacking of California company

Posted on September 28, 2018 by Dissent

Bill Miston reports on quick work by law enforcement: Two men arrested in Oklahoma City this week are suspected of hacking and stealing millions of dollars from a California-based cryptocurrency company. Fletcher Robert Childers, 23, and Joseph Harris, 21, both of Missouri, were arrested by Oklahoma City Police at a west side hotel Monday. According…

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Law firm falls for computer support scam, client data stolen

Posted on September 28, 2018 by Dissent

What Happened? On August 27, 2018, personal information of 73 residents of Washington was acquired by unauthorized persons from computer systems maintained by attorney Matt Rovner in Seattle, Washington. The information was acquired when administrative access to the systems was provided to persons fraudulently pretending to be a computer support services firm. What Information Was…

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Computer hack cost Pennsylvania’s Senate Democrats $700,000; others pay less-costly ransoms

Posted on September 28, 2018 by Dissent

Deb Erdley reports: Pay now, or pay later. Leaders of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus faced those options when hackers infected their computer system in March 2017, holding it hostage with ransomware. Officials at the West­more­land County Housing Authority faced the same dilemma when hackers held their computers and phones hostage in July. The Housing…

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