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Two more hacks with ransom demands, but is anyone paying? Part 2.

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Dissent

As noted in Part 1, hackers continue to issue ransom demands, but going to the media to put pressure on hacked entities does not seem to have improved their chances of convincing their victims to pay the ransom. In Part 1, I reported on what appears to be a hack of VI Pay, Inc., a payroll…

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Ex-Verizon worker accused of selling customer phone records

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Dissent

Jeff Martin of AP reports: A former Verizon Wireless technician is accused of using the company’s computers to obtain customers’ private call records — plus data showing where customers’ phones were — and then selling them to an unnamed private investigator, federal prosecutors said. Daniel Eugene Traeger, who worked in Alabama, sold the confidential information…

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UK man charged under Computer Misuse Act over US crime

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Dissent

Okay, I missed one where an arrest in the UK is allegedly linked to a breach in the U.S. On September 2, the Thames Valley Police announced: SEROCU’s Cyber Crime Unit has arrested a man in connection with computer misuse and fraud offences. A 37-year-old man from Reading was arrested yesterday (1/9) on suspicion of unauthorised…

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California congressman sues opponent, alleging violations of CFAA

Posted on September 26, 2016 by Dissent

Another civil case invoking the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. Jeff Matsuura and Craig Blakeley of Alliance Law Group, LLC write: Representative Mike Honda of California has sued his campaign opponent alleging violations of the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA).  The CFAA provides for both criminal and civil actions.  Although we often focus on the criminal prosecutions…

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UK Man Involved in 2012 Yahoo Hack Sentenced to Prison

Posted on September 26, 2016 by Dissent

Eduard Kovacs reports: The U.K. National Crime Agency (NCA) announced last week that one of the members of an international cybercrime group has been given a two-year jail sentence. The individual, 23-year-old Nazariy Markuta from London, is believed to be a member of a hacker collective known as “D33Ds Company.” In 2012, the group leaked more than…

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Florida Bar Association hacked, members’ data leaked (UPDATE3)

Posted on September 25, 2016 by Dissent

Please see updates below this post, as the bar association disputed any claims that they were hacked and asked DataBreaches.net to remove the post. If they would prefer “unauthorized access” to “hack,” well, okay, but they need to secure their files better, even if they are public records.  Original post: You’ve probably seen some articles…

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