As an update to a previously reported incident: at least three students have been suspended so far in the grade-changing hack that has rocked Dixon High School. At least nine teacher accounts were hacked and 200 grades changed since January for 32 students. One teacher noticed something that resulted in the investigation, but I have yet…
Host of NSA’s smtp server hacked?
An interesting paste today by PH1K3 lets us follow along during an attempt to hack the host/dns provider for smtp.nsa.gov.
OH: MetroHealth reports data breach for 981 heart patients due to malware
Brie Zeltner reports: The MetroHealth System is notifying almost 1,000 patients who received heart catheterization procedures at the hospital over the past year that their protected health information may have been accessed when three computers were hacked there. The health system discovered “malware” or malicious software, on three computers in its Cardiac Cath Lab, according…
OR: Hacker steals from company
Kyle Odegard reports: A computer hacker apparently stole $250,000 from International Grand Investment Corporation, the parent company of Cascade Pacific Pulp in Halsey, according to police logs. Read more on Albany Democrat-Herald.
Hacker told F.B.I. he made plane fly sideways after cracking entertainment system
Jorge Barrera reports: A well-known U.S. hacker told F.B.I. agents he took momentary control of an airplane’s engines mid-flight by hacking into its in-flight entertainment system, according to a document filed in U.S. federal court and obtained by APTN National News. [Chris] Roberts, who has been interviewed at least three times by the F.B.I. this year,…
Long Island Woman Charged With Stealing Identities Of 250 People
CBS/AP report: An arrest on Long Island has halted a scheme that plundered the identities of hundreds of people, including the dead and disabled, in 31 states, authorities said Friday. The scheme, with evidence dating back to 2013, netted more than $200,000 in ill-gotten gains, officials said. Seerojnie Ram, 47, of Freeport, was arraigned Thursday on grand…