Wes Hosking reports: At least two credit card merchants in Victoria have had data hacked, with fraudsters racking up huge bills overseas. Australian Federal Police were investigating as banks yesterday moved to assure customers illegal transactions would be refunded. The Warrandyte Supa IGA supermarket is among retailers caught up in the drama, and suspect Eftpos…
Explanation to why i have stopped publishing
Hi, First of i mite as well finally introduce myself considering i have had daily threats of being doxed. Well I am the sole everything for CyberWarNews, My name is Lee Johnstone, 28 from Sydney Australia, My IRL job is a mechanic/web development and also doing computer studies as well.Along the way of having this site i have…
Hana SK Card joins the ranks of South Korean firms suffering data leaks
Kang Seung-woo reports: A succession of data leaks are besieging local credit card issuers as the latest version of online security breach has taken place at Hana SK Card. The continuous irregularities are keeping customers on their toes amid mounting worries about faulty online security. According to the card issuer, its telemarketing employee leaked not…
Data breaches affect 2m in Mass.
Hiawatha Bray reports: Personal information from nearly one out of three Massachusetts residents, from names and addresses to medical histories, has been compromised through data theft or loss since the beginning of 2010, according to statistics released yesterday by the office of Attorney General Martha Coakley. […] The attorney general’s office has received 1,166 data…
Romanian hacker gets suspended sentence for cyber theft
A Romanian hacker, Montanu Dan Vladimir, 26, from Msida, has been caught using his neighbour Pierre Mastrolani unlocked wireless connection and stolen credit card details which he obtained from Pierre’s own computer because he had saved them on there. Mr Vladimir bought a pair of Dolce and Gabbana shoes, flip flops and swimming shorts totalling €480 and had…
NC: Agency: Missing Surry documents have been found (updated)
Richard Craver reports: The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday that the Surry County Department of Social Services has found a box of client reports that had been thought to be lost. Earlier in the day, the state agency had said the missing July reports appeared to have been lost in the…