Looks like I prepared this but forgot to post it last week. Let’s get caught up: DW reports that Lufthansa airline has experienced a hack involving its frequent flyer or rewards program. But unlike other airlines that reported similar breaches, in this case, other databases were also seemingly involved and the hackers were able to obtain…
AU: Alleged hacker to face Brisbane court
AAP reports: A Queensland man is facing fraud and cyber crime charges after he allegedly hacked into the computer at a Brisbane business education facility. Detectives from the Fraud and Cyber Crime Group searched a number of addresses in the Brisbane area on Friday and seized a computer and electronic equipment. They say they arrested…
Security pro pulled off flight by FBI after light-hearted tweet
Really, FBI, I know you’re under heavy criticism and all, but you need to lighten up sometimes. Within 5 minutes of security expert Chris Roberts (@sidragon1) lightheartedly tweeting on a plane: Find myself on a 737/800, lets see Box-IFE-ICE-SATCOM, ? Shall we start playing with EICAS messages? “PASS OXYGEN ON” Anyone ? đ RafaĆ ĆoĆ…
TheRealDeal Market: where hackers go to buy and sell zero-day exploits
Andy Greenberg reports: Hackers have for years bought and sold their secrets in a de facto gray market for  zero-day exploitsâintrusion techniques for which no software patch exists. Now a new marketplace hopes to formalize that digital arms trade in a setting where it could flourish: under the cover of the Dark Webâs anonymity protections. Over the…
Former Montgomery Nightclub Owner Sentenced to Prison for Role as Ringleader of Stolen Identity Tax Refund Fraud Scheme
Tarrish Tellis, 38, owned the Club Iconz Bar and Grill in Montgomery, Alabama. He was also the mastermind behind a stolen identity tax refund fraud scheme that stole over $700,000. Yesterday, Tellis was sentenced to 223 months in federal prison, three years of supervised release and ordered to pay $694,366 in restitution. On Jan. 14, a federal jury convicted Tellis of…
Randall Charles Tucker accused of hacking Arizona Department of Child Safety
Deborah Stocks reports: A 20-year-old man from Apache Junction is jailed without bond, accused of computer tampering after he allegedly hacked into Arizona government agencies. A search warrant was served at the home of Randall Charles Tucker on Thursday after a six-month investigation, according to court documents. According to authorities, Tucker had used the name…