Chelsea Conaboy reports: While at a conference in Buenos Aires, a Boston Children’s Hospital employee lost a laptop containing a file with information about 2,159 patients, including names, birth dates, diagnoses, and treatment information. The laptop was password protected but not encrypted, according to a hospital press release. Read more on The Boston Globe. So…
Does auctioning off dried blood raise any privacy issues? (updated – auction cancelled)
Apart from the creepy factor, is there really anything illegal about selling a vial with the dried blood of a dead President? In November 2009, we saw a similar situation where the blood and brain material from Benito Mussolini were reportedly on sale on eBay. In that case, the auction site pulled the auction, stating…
285 Pakistani Websites Defaced By Indian Hackers
content/images/gallery/random3/inject0r-yash-0wns-y0oou-d.png In what has been going on for over 12months strong now yet another 285 Pakistani websites have been breached and left with a new index page. The attack comes from two Indian hackers using the handles "COde InjectOr And YasH" and the defacements feature a small but firm message to Pakistani hackers who have been attacking Indian based websites. This Is Not…
A Message for UGNAZI from Underground Crew GearSec
A Self claimed underground hacking crew has come out of the woods to make a statement towards UGNAZI @UG hackers who have been on a cyberwar path over the past few weeks. In a simple comment on our site came a message for the hacker crew that GearSec has come out of the underground to…
Another Florida sheriff’s department hacked
For the second time in less than one month, a Florida sheriff’s department has been hacked. In April, it was the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. This time, it’s the Glade County Sheriff’s Office. In a statement on the breach, @k0detec writes: Oh Hai Glade County Florida Sheriff’s Department. Your security sucks and your usernames and…
Extensive identity theft operation exposed
Melissa Cutler reports: A California man with North Texas ties is behind bars for drug possession. He was also in a downtown Dallas hotel room that appeared to be the center of an extensive identity theft operation. On Monday Dallas police arrested 26-year-old Justin Bennett. His last known address is in Los Angeles but records…