I’ll admit I sometimes ignore data dumps or hacks if they don’t fit my particular interests in reporting on breaches that impact health data or student data. But occasionally I remind myself that all breaches that expose personal information do need to be taken seriously. Yes, even those, as with the Ashley Madison hack, where some people may feel, “Well,…
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AshleyMadison data dumped (Update 3)
AS YOU WERE (UPDATE 3): Maybe we shouldn’t believe AshleyMadison’s denials. Despite AshleyMadison’s statement to Brian Krebs last night, a number of professionals who have been looking into the data dump believe it is authentic. The Guardian was able to verify the details on one of their journalists who had signed up for the site as…
More escort-related services hacked
Of course, the big news today was the hack of AshleyMadison.com and the potential embarrassment it may cause to those using its services to have affairs. Not to be deterred from his mission, however, @ElSurveillance continued attacking escort-related sites, posting the same message on their home page that he’s posted in the past: Dear Admin and the…
Bits ‘n Pieces
In the justice system: The teenage hacker known as “Dshocker” was sentenced to 11 months in a juvenile detention center. More. In FL, Patrice Thomas is charged with opening a credit card in someone else’s name to obtain cosmetic surgery. More. In NC, Brenda Denise Small was indicted for filing false tax returns and identity…