Andrew Blankstein reports: The FBI is probing an Internet breach in which hackers publicly posted private information belonging to more than 100 local law enforcement officers who are part of the Los Angeles County Police Canine Assn. Tony Vairo, a San Fernando police officer, who is president of the group, told The Times that they…
‘Anatomy of an Anonymous Attack’ laid bare by Imperva
Sophie Curtis reports: Security firm Imperva has published a detailed analysis of an attack by Anonymous on one of its customers, providing new insight into how the hacktivist group operates, and highlighting the need for better application layer security. According to The New York Times, the target in question was the Vatican, although Imperva has declined…
Medical records theft: Providence patients can't sue for damages, Oregon Supreme Court rules
Joe Rojas-Burke reports the unsurprising news: Oregon’s Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of lawsuit seeking compensation for tens of thousands of people whose confidential records were stolen from Providence Health & Services in 2006. The breach occurred when a car prowler broke into a van parked overnight at the home of a Providence employee who…
UK: Care home patients’ confidential details found in alley
An inquiry has been launched after confidential files containing personal information about care home patients were found discarded in an alley. Greenbanks Homecare, which describes itself as “the people who care”, recently moved out of its office in Gabalfa, Cardiff. But documents containing names, addresses and details of vulnerable and elderly people’s individual care were…
Indian Bareilly City Information server Hacked by BBHH for BSF killings
content/images/gallery/random3/social-jhumkacity-com_.png BBHH, Bangladeshi Black Hat Hackers or more so Orions Hunter has hacked another Indian based server and defaced its websites. The site Indian Bareilly City Information server and its ten subdomains that range from the accomodation to jobs sites. The defacing has very explicit content and language and can be seen below. List of sites and mirrors,…
Lebanese Ministry of Economy and Trade Hacked by Mad HackerZ Team
Mad HackerZ Team has been attacking the Lebanese government over the past few days and one of the latest sites to be attacked is the Lebanese Ministry of economy and trade website. The hack has left the hacked, redirected to a deface page as well as a small load of database info and accounts being…