The announcement of a hack of the Police Association of Ontario was made by @ro0ted on Wednesday: Round 4.. #OpC51 #OpBillC51 #Anonymous http://t.co/UFb7dJbPjT – Police Association of Ontario https://t.co/7pS2kW0AzX pic.twitter.com/0CiGDYl2sF — ro0ted (@ro0ted) June 24, 2015 The attack continues the hacktivism over C-51, Canada’s controversial new anti-terrorism bill. The data dump, which is still available as of this morning, includes…
Energy execs confident in same-day data breach detection
CBR reports: A new survey has revealed that 61% of energy security professionals believe their organisation could detect a critical system breach within 24 hours. 94% of executives agreed that their organisation is a target for cyber criminals, with 86% of respondents saying that they could detect a breach in less than one week. 49% of respondents…
AU: Privacy Commissioner investigating iiNet data breach
Hamish Barwick reports: Australian Privacy Commissioner Timothy Pilgrim has opened an investigation into an alleged data breach involving iiNet subsidiary Westnet. The data breach allegedly occurred earlier this month after a hacker compromised a database containing the personal information of some Westnet customers and offered the information for sale online. Read more on Computerworld.
Man finds military and personal documents dumped in Albuquerque park
Candace Hopkins reports: A young Albuquerque man found documents and more at his neighborhood park, but he knew they didn’t belong. All it took was a brief look and Asa Ruth says he knew a pile of military paperwork and personal information should not be in Robinson Park. […] Ruth returned the documents to Kirtland Air…
Owner of California Payment Processing Company Charged with Fraud
The Justice Department announced today that the owner and operator of a payment processing company that was involved in the unauthorized withdrawal of millions of dollars from consumers’ bank accounts was charged with fraud. The criminal information, filed in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, charged Neil Godfrey, 76, of Santa Ana, California, with one count…
FBI says crypto ransomware has raked in >$18 million for cybercriminals
Sean Gallagher reports: The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has issued an alert warning businesses and individuals about the continued spread of cryptographic ransomware. This malware encrypts a victim’s files with a key held by criminals on a remote server, and it then extorts money from the victim to recover those files. The biggest threat among…