A computer hacker accessed highly personal data and controlled victims’ webcams as part of a sophisticated email scam carried out from his mother’s front room. Matthew Anderson, 33, was a key member of an international gang, abusing his skills as a computer security expert to target businesses and individuals with spam containing hidden viruses, a…
(update) British teenager faces jail for selling details of thousands of U.S. bank accounts in $19m internet scam
More coverage of the Nick Webber/GhostMarket.net case, mentioned previously on this site. Webber reportedly admitted in court today to masterminding the sale of 65,000 bank details. … Webber, who is the son of former Guernsey politician Tony Webber, was caught with details of 100,000 credit cards on his laptop – representing a potential loss to…
AU: Police hacker avoids jail
Nicole Cox reports: A disgruntled computer hacker who attempted to bring down the entire WA Police computer system by flooding the Police Commissioner’s inbox with thousands of emails has walked free from court with a suspended sentence. On Friday, the Perth District Court heard that Adam William Bogers, 25, mounted the bizarre virtual attack in…
Ca: Skimmer hidden in gas pump a first in Alberta?
Some interesting statistics from a news story by Jason Van Rasse about how a skimmer that was found inside a gas pump was the first incident of its kind in Alberta: The Canadian Bankers Association said credit card fraud in Canada totalled $358 million last year — with counterfeit cards accounting for almost half that…
UK: Council loses personal details of children in care
Stoke-on-Trent City Council has undertaken to improve the security of personal data held on portable media devices following the loss of a USB memory stick containing sensitive personal information of 40 children in their care, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said today. The ICO was made aware of this breach of the Data Protection Act…
Shaw airmen exposed to credit card fraud
Officials at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., are warning airmen to watch their credit card balances after reports of credit card fraud on base. The instances of credit card fraud involved 20th Force Support Squadron buildings at Shaw. No Army and Air Force Exchange Service facilities were affected, said Lt. Col. Belinda Petersen, spokeswoman at…