Sharon Otterman reports: A potential cyberattack continued for a second day to cause widespread computer system outages at Columbia University on Wednesday as the school’s engineers worked to investigate the problem and restore service. The attack, which began in the early morning hours on Tuesday, initially shut down all systems on the school’s Morningside campus…
222,000 customer records allegedly from Manhattan Parking Group leaked
Data allegedly from Manhattan Parking Group has been leaked on a hacking forum. The listing claims that the breach occurred this month (June 2025). The data fields include: Customer ID, First Name, Last Name, E-mail, Cell Phone Number, Order Number, Company Code, Garage, Date From, Time From, Date To, Time To, Vehicle Type, Options, Vehicle…
Breaches have consequences (sometimes) (1)
Connor Smith reports: Six months after a massive data breach that impacted students, families and school staff around the country – including each school district in Southeastern North Carolina – the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) has renewed part of its contract with the company at the center of the breach. On Monday,…
Kansas City Man Pleads Guilty for Hacking a Non-Profit
There’s an update to a case reported previously on this site. From the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Missouri: KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Mo., man has pleaded guilty for hacking into the computer system at an area nonprofit. Nicholas Michael Kloster, 32, admitted during his plea that he caused…
British national “IntelBroker” charged with causing $25 million in damages; U.S. seeks his extradition from France
“IntelBroker” was arrested in France in February, 2025, but news of his arrest was first disclosed today by French authorities. Now the U.S. is revealing its charges against him as they seek his extradition from France. From the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, this press release: Kai West, a British…
France issues press statement about arrest of ShinyHunters members
French version. The English version is below. It’s interesting to note that IntelBroker was described as a British national who was arrested in France in February, 2025 and detained in pre-trial detention.