John Glenday reports: The largest computer hack ever conducted has reportedly taken place after servers across Europe were inundated with spam in a concerted effort to bring them down. Exploiting loopholes in the Network Time Protocol, a system used to synchronise the internet, attackers were able to flood servers with around 400 gigabits of data…
JP: Accused hacker: ‘I’m innocent’
Tomohiro Osaki reports: The man accused of hacking other people’s computers to make a series of violent threats in 2012 maintained his “utter innocence” as his trial opened Wednesday at the Tokyo District Court. Yusuke Katayama, a former employee of a Tokyo information technology company, was arrested in February 2013 on suspicion of remotely manipulating…
Did AOL's CEO violate HIPAA?
By now, most people are aware of a statement by AOL’s CEO Tim Armstrong that blamed employee benefits cuts on two “distressed babies” where the health plan had paid out one million dollars each for the babies’ care. His comments were disturbing on a number of levels, but did his statement violate HIPAA’s Privacy Rule?…
Google cloud gets on board with HIPAA
Erin McCann reports: To all the developers building applications in the cloud that need to comply with HIPAA privacy rules: You’ve just gained a big ally. Internet behemoth Google recently announced its cloud platform will now be HIPAA-friendly and will support business associate agreements going forward. Read more on Healthcare IT News.
Anonymous Italy starts #opCannabis and hacks state anti-drug websites
On Saturday 8th of February, Anonymous Italy initiated #opCannabis, in order to show their support for the demonstration for cannabis legislation reform held that day in Rome, calling for an end to cannabis prohibition and the persecution of users and growers. The first attack started on the 8th and targeted the website of the Italian drug…
NC: Cryptolocker scambles US law firm’s entire cache of legal files
John E. Dunn reports: A small US law firm has bravely admitted losing its entire cache of legal documents to the Cryptolocker Trojan despite attempting to pay the $300 (£180) ransom in a bid to have them unscrambled. According to TV reports, Goodson’s law firm in the North Carolina state capital Charlotte [The Law Offices of Paul M. Goodson, P.C.] became the…