Kirk Mitchell reports: Russian computer hackers operating in Colorado and 15 other states used data-mining viruses to steal thousands of credit card numbers from U.S. residents in 20 states and sold them on the darknet for more than $3.6 million, according to federal court documents. As part of the wide-scale criminal operation, so-called “carders” from…
Porsche Japan customers data leaked
The Japanese arm of German automaker Porsche says more than 28,000 email addresses have been leaked via a hack. Porsche Japan says information at risk includes 23,151 email addresses belonging to customers who asked for product brochures via the internet between 2000 and 2009. Its officials suspect their customers’ names, postal addresses, phone numbers and…
Connecticut state agencies targeted in cyberattack
AP reports State officials say a weekend cyberattack targeted about 160 computers at a dozen Connecticut state agencies. A spokesman for the state Department of Administrative Services says the ransomware attack was first detected Friday and state computer experts worked over the weekend to contain it. Agency spokesman Jeffrey Beckham says the attack appeared to…
Sweeping Georgia cybercrime bill would target ‘snoopers’
AP reports: Lying about your weight on an online dating site? Checking out who won the Falcons game from your work computer? Using your computer hacking knowledge as an “ethical hacker?” Those actions may become illegal if a Georgia bill gets voted into law, civil liberty advocates say. Supporters of a bill making its way…
University of Canberra accidentally sends 24 staff details of every employee
Emily Baker reports: The University of Canberra has accidentally sent some staff the personal details of every employee, including their birth date, classification, average hours and salary. Vice-chancellor Deep Saini said an “administrative error” led to 24 employees receiving the email with searchable data on all their colleagues attached. Read more on Canberra Times.
Teesside University urges hundreds of students and staff to reset passwords following security concern
Dave Robson reports: Students at Teesside University have been warned about a possible email security breach. Hundreds of students were contacted over the weekend and urged to reset their university password. But the university says it was purely a precautionary measure after it became aware of a “wider security concern completely unrelated to our data…