WASHINGTON — NASA satellites were interfered with four separate times in 2007 and 2008, possibly by the Chinese military, according to a draft of an upcoming report for the US Congress. The latest draft of the report by the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission said the computer hackers behind the interference gained the ability…
@_f0rsaken of team poison releases list of hackable US police websites
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SA: Banks to use Home Affairs fingerprint data
Sapa reports: Cape Town – The department of home affairs and the banking sector are collaborating on an online fingerprint verification model to curb identity-related fraud and corruption that is costing the economy millions of rands, cabinet spokesperson Jimmy Manyi said on Thursday. Speaking at the fortnightly post-cabinet briefing on Thursday, Manyi said: “This will…
CO: 100s of credit cards hacked
Shane Benjamin reports: The Durango Police Department is warning residents about a large-scale debit- and credit-card fraud that occurred last month and earlier this month at Mama’s Boy Italian Ristorante. All credit and debit cards used at the restaurant between early August and mid-October were sent to a computer hacker, said Joe Farmer, investigator with…
HK: Labour Dept probes data loss
The Labour Department is investigating the loss of personal data of 56 people who applied for employee compensation. The police and the Privacy Commissioner have been informed. The department said a review had been initiated to prevent a similar occurrence. Labour officers are contacting the affected people to inform them about the incident. The department…
UK: Youth offenders’ details lost on unencrypted laptop
Newcastle Youth Offending Team breached the Data Protection Act by failing to encrypt a laptop containing personal data which was later stolen, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said today. The laptop – which contained personal data relating to 100 young people and sensitive personal data on 10 people – was reported stolen from a contractor’s…