Just another smaller website that has been exposed for having weak security that SQLi programs can easy take advantage of. The website www.futureexpert.co.uk which is a self claimed "Foreign educational, Immigration Advisor’s & English Language Institute" was hacked by "Flame/FlameCoding l33ts.org/leetcoding". The dump contains personal information and once again clear text passwords. Leak: https://pastebin.com/RRwnSeEr
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Ca: Computers with personal info stolen from Waterloo Region District School Board (Corrected)
I wasn’t even going to mention this breach on this blog. I originally intended to just add it to DataLossDB, but when I read it, I was somewhat put off by the school board’s actions and statements so I decided to comment on it here. Jeff Hicks reports: Nine computers stolen from the Waterloo Region…
Pakistan Human Development Foundation hacked and defaced
content/images/gallery/random2/hacked-by-indishell_0.png Pakistan Human Development Foundation has been hacked and defaced along with a bunch of other site. The attack comes from Ashell of indishell as part of the on going cyber war between India and Pakistan hackers. Couple of weeks ago we also reported that a huge amount of sites got defaced by the same crew as well for…
In Push For Data, Schools Expose Students To Identity Theft
Over on Huffington Post, Gerry Smith is singing my tune about the education sector in terms of data security exposing students to the risk of identity theft. Here’s a snippet: But the U.S. Department of Education has warned schools not to use students’ Social Security numbers in their databases, urging them instead to create other unique identifiers. Social…
UK: 'Humiliated' woman demands justice in medical records row (updated)
Kirsty Gibbins reports: A county woman left permanently disabled after an operation is battling a dental consultant she claims “humiliated and harassed” her by using her confidential medical information without consent. Lisa McIntosh, of Haddington, underwent a temporomandibular joint (TMJ) operation on her jaw in 2003, which left her blind in her right eye, with…
Nelnet employee accused of misusing customer info
Federal prosecutors have charged a Nelnet [National Education Loan Network] employee with fraud after she allegedly used customers’ information to apply for personal loans. Jovita D. Benford, 23, of Lincoln was charged with unauthorized computer access Monday in U.S. District Court. A screen recording of her computer by Nelnet found she completed pre-paid credit card applications…