IT seems that 2012 is year of the credit card hackers, with hundreds of thousands of cards being leaked this year already it has turned into a daily thing. Just today we have been notified of 3 more credit leaks, 1 from Australia, 1 from Israel and another from a variety of Arabic country’s. It…
Commentary: Morally bankrupt hacktivism
One of the blogs that I check every day for news on data breaches is an incredible resource called cyberwarnews.info. Lee’s blog has been the source of a number of recent entries in DataLossDB. Today, Lee posted a commentary on his blog where he writes, in part: So to all the hackers, CWN continues to ask for…
Game Hacked and Accounts leaked
The popular gaming shop GAME has become a victim to hackers who have attacked and now dumped a load of accounts from the www.game.co.uk website. The attack which has been carried out by unknown hackers contains usernames/emails and clear text passwords. LeakNote: We do not condone these activity’s in anyway, this is publish for public awareness.
UK: Crossing a line that should not be crossed: 8 officers resign over misuse of police database
Russell Myers reports: Eight police staff have lost their jobs after illegally accessing the confidential records of dozens of people on the Police National Computer. Of the eight, one police officer and one community support officer (PCSO) are facing criminal charges after an investigation by Essex Police found them guilty of gross misconduct. Another PCSO…
CoveritLive Warns Users of Possible Security Breach
While it isn’t indicated on its official site, the CoveritLive service has apparently been hacked and some personal user data may have been compromised, according to an email sent to subscribers this evening. The Live blogging technology is used by plenty of journalists, bloggers, and web sites as an easy way to blog live events….
Blackboard Bungle: 2 Lake Braddock students stole passwords, erased school data
Emma Brown reports: Two Fairfax County middle-school students used stolen passwords to wreak havoc with a school software application used countywide by thousands of teachers, students and parents, according to authorities. […] An investigation led to the two boys, who had apparently obtained the passwords of a fellow student and 17 teachers, Luftglass said….