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“Mr. Smith:” HBO offered $250,000 “bug bounty” to hackers

Posted on August 10, 2017 by Dissent

The HBO hackers apparently want us all to know that they weren’t bluffing when they said they would not play games or go along with delaying tactics. In a letter to HBO,  described previously on this site, the hackers had written, “As we witnessed in other cases, Fucking FBI or other police enforcements, teach you…

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NJ: Documents with sensitive information found in used office furniture

Posted on August 10, 2017 by Dissent

News12 in NJ reports: Hundreds of employment documents with sensitive information were found inside some used office furniture.   […] Most of the forms seem to have come from employees at a health group based in New Jersey. News 12 reached out to the company for comment, but did not hear back. Read more on…

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Big data breach unmasks Bloomberg chat room users

Posted on August 5, 2017 by Dissent

Kevin Dugan reports: Nearly one thousand Bloomberg terminal users participating in an anonymous chat room had their identities unmasked this week when a London investment company sent out a list of the participants — including names and employers — to people in the chat room, The Post has learned. The data breach, one of the…

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Former Air Force member sentenced for stealing fellow members’ information

Posted on August 5, 2017 by Dissent

Luke Wilusz reports: A former U.S. Air Force member was sentenced to four years in prison this week for stealing and distributing personal information from other service members. A federal jury found 28-year-old Ronnie Allen II guilty earlier this year of two counts each of of identity theft, aggravated identity theft and access device fraud,…

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UCLA server targeted in attack held data on 32,000 students

Posted on August 5, 2017 by Dissent

Jacob Preal reports: A cyberattack on a UCLA administration server potentially breached the personal information of about 32,000 students earlier this week, UCLA officials said. On Monday, UCLA reported an alleged May 18 cyberattack on a Summer Sessions and International Education Office server. The server contained the personal information of thousands of students, according to…

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Nigerian charged in W-2 phishing attacks on school districts in Connecticut and Minnesota

Posted on August 5, 2017 by Dissent

A Nigerian man has been arrested for his alleged role in W-2 phishing attacks on school districts that resulted in tax refund fraud.  On Friday, the U.S. Attorney for Connecticut issued the following press release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Patricia M. Ferrick, Special Agent in Charge of the…

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