Rick Anderson has an update on the prosecution of accused Russian hacker Roman Seleznev, and you’ll want to read it. Oh, the defense needing more time to prepare is not particularly exciting, however expected, but it’s all the other details about the case in Anderson’s report that you’ll want to read. Here’s a snippet: Seleznev, who Russian…
Boston U. allegedly hacked and non-sensitive data dumped (Update1)
UPDATE April 11: I have received no further information from Boston U., or any response from the individual who had claimed to have hacked them, but I noticed that the paste was deleted from siph0n.in where I had seen it – and on the same day that I reported it here. A cached copy was still available…
Anonymous Hack Italian Job Portals, Leak Trove of Data
Waqas reports that Anonymous Italy – LulzSec ITA has hacked into the websites of Italian job portals and employment agencies leaking personal data of hundreds and thousands of employees and business owners for operation OpNessunDorma to protest against the new labour laws in the country. Hackread, who claims they verified that the data were a new leak, report: The data includes full names, emails,…
UK: Former New Addington police sergeant and ex-council officer charged with misusing police records
Tom Matthews reports: A former police sergeant and an ex-Croydon Council officer have been charged with breaching data protection laws after allegations they misused police computer systems to obtain private information. Paul Potter and Alan O’Brien were due to answer the charges at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, but though the case against them was adjourned…
Cyber Justice Team Makes A Statement With Massive Data Leak
I knew if I was patient, Lee J. would analyze the data from this data dump and organize it. Today, RBS reported: On April 6th, a twitter account using the name Cyber Justice Team posted a tweet suggesting a major hack of a Syrian governmental server had taken place and 10GB of data had been leaked as…
Whiting-Turner notifies employees of potential breach at vendor
A Whiting-Turner vendor seems to have had a breach, although the nature of the breach or numbers affected are not clear. From WT’s notification template: Whiting-Turner is writing to inform you of a recent event that may affect the security of your child’s personal information. We are providing this notice to provide you, the parent/guardian, with…