@UberLeaks has been busy revealing a bunch of recently hacked web sites. I’ve looked at the screenshots and tried to summarize the fields in the descriptions below. Note that #9 and #10 are flagged as it’s not clear which organization is associated with which data dump (if either) due to somewhat conflicting tweets. View this…
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Welcome users. We have just started this site in relation to the massive hick in cyber war scene. Anything before this post was moved from https://freakcms.com/blog/b/4/index.php to this new site so we can keep track of everything that goes on. Over time we may "back add" information, this means that we may add remarks or links…
Nashville Zoo warns of website security breach
The Nashville Zoo sent an email alert to patrons warning of a possible breach in security on the zoo’s website that could result in the theft of customers’ credit card information. The email said law enforcement officials alerted zoo officials that reports of unauthorized credit card transactions appear to be connected to the zoo’s website….
PBS says its website has been hacked for the 2nd time in a month, with little data stolen (but there were lots of data stolen, it seems – Update 3)
Associated Press reports: PBS says its website has been hacked for at least the second time in a month — the latest in a string of intrusions into such sites as Sony, Lockheed Martin, Nintendo and others. PBS spokeswoman Anne Bentley says one section of a website in the Public Broadcasting Service’s collection of sites…
New Texas Health Care Privacy Law
Lynn Sessions writes: Texas Governor Rick Perry just signed a law protecting patients’ data in electronic health records and increasing penalties for violation of the health care privacy laws. In what was a heated legislative session, this bill passed both houses without opposition, signaling widespread support for a stronger stance on protecting patients’ health information….
CA: Current and Former State Employees Advised of Breach of Personal Information
From the California Department of Public Health press release of June 24, 2011: Date: 6/24/2011 Number: 11-028 Contact: Al Lundeen (916) 440-7259 SACRAMENTO A California Department of Public Health (CDPH) investigation has found that personal and workers’ compensation information of approximately 9,000 current and former state employees was improperly copied to a private hard-drive and…