BBC reports: The government digital service is to make users of its data.gov.uk website change their passwords, following a security breach. It said a database of usernames and email addresses had been discovered on a publicly accessible system during a routine security review. Read more on BBC.
Hacker Steals Millions of Accounts from Internet Radio Service 8tracks
Joseph Cox reports: Millions of accounts for internet radio service 8tracks are being traded on the digital underground, judging by a set of stolen user details obtained by Motherboard. 8tracks is cross between a social network and an internet radio site, allowing users to stream custom playlists. The site offers both free and paid accounts…
PH: Poll documents found in school garbage heap
Non Alquitran reports: At least 60 envelopes containing election paraphernalia, including election returns and poll watchers’ identification cards for the Liberal Party (LP), were recovered by garbage collectors near a school in Mandaluyong City Wednesday, police said yesterday. “We are still in the process of investigating as to why the election documents ended up in…
Hackers target Ventura County’s Office of Education web system
John Scheibe reports: The websites of numerous school districts in Ventura County went offline Wednesday morning after hackers targeted certain systems operated by the Ventura County Office of Education. “Our tech team is working on this now,” David Schermer, communication manager for the office, said Wednesday morning of the cyber attack. The websites for the office…
High school hacker who changed grades pays for his actions, now studies cybertech
T. Keung Huia reports: A former Wake County high school student who hacked into his school’s computer system to change grades had his criminal charges dismissed Wednesday after he repaid the school district and completed community service. Saivamsi Krishna Hanumanthu was a 17-year-old senior at Panther Creek High School in Cary in February 2016 when…
Can Law Firms Sue NSA for Data Breaches? Lawyers Say Good Luck
Cogan Schneier reports: Hackers may have used NSA tools to execute this week’s global cyberattack, but lawyers say it would be nearly impossible for the victims, which include law firms, to sue the agency. The attack, which crippled operations at DLA Piper offices in Europe and across the United States, had something in common with…