Council on Foreign Relations Site Hosted Malicious Content Since December 21

Council on Foreign Relations Site Hosted Malicious Content Since December 21

English, Korean, Russian, Japanese and Chinese speaking users were targeted

US Army Databases Hacked, Details of 36,000 Individuals Stolen

US Army Databases Hacked, Details of 36,000 Individuals Stolen

The incident affected personnel and visitors of Fort Monmouth

Heroes of Newerth Suffers Password Security Breach

Heroes of Newerth Suffers Password Security Breach

Hackers breached a third party that had access to the account database

ICO Fines Leeds, Plymouth, Devon and Lewisham Councils for Losing Personal Data

ICO Fines Leeds, Plymouth, Devon and Lewisham Councils for Losing Personal Data

The monetary fines they have to pay sum up to £300 000 ($486,000 / 369,000 EUR)

Hackers Demand Payment from Australian School After Seizing Student Records

Hackers Demand Payment from Australian School After Seizing Student Records

Byron Bay Community School has contacted the police

Egyptian Hacker Claims to Have Breached Yahoo! Servers

Egyptian Hacker Claims to Have Breached Yahoo! Servers

Yahoo! is investigating the incident, but it's confident that users are not affected

LogMeIn and DocuSign Possibly Hacked, Customers Complain About Spam

LogMeIn and DocuSign Possibly Hacked, Customers Complain About Spam

Both companies are investigating the data breach claims

Flaw in Universal Jobmatch Website Allows Hackers to Harvest Personal Information

Flaw in Universal Jobmatch Website Allows Hackers to Harvest Personal Information

The details of 70 individuals have been collected to demonstrate the vulnerability

FBI: Hackers Breach ICS Network of Air Conditioning Company by Using Backdoor

FBI: Hackers Breach ICS Network of Air Conditioning Company by Using Backdoor

The attackers leveraged vulnerabilities in Tridium’s Niagara AX Framework

$20M (€15M) Given to South Carolina DOR to Cover Hacking Incident

$20M (€15M) Given to South Carolina DOR to Cover Hacking Incident

The money will be used for data encryption, credit monitoring, legal fees and PR

California Department of Health Care Inadvertently Exposes Details of 14,000 People

California Department of Health Care Inadvertently Exposes Details of 14,000 People

The information was available on the Internet for nine days

Computers of Former US Navy Admiral Targeted by Hackers [WSJ]

Computers of Former US Navy Admiral Targeted by Hackers [WSJ]

Chinese hackers are blamed for the cyberattacks on Michael Mullen's PCs

New Zealand Work and Income Incident Reports Cost $450,000

New Zealand Work and Income Incident Reports Cost $450,000

Deloitte has released the results of its second report

UK Court Orders Bank Employee to Pay Fine for Illegally Accessing Statements

UK Court Orders Bank Employee to Pay Fine for Illegally Accessing Statements

The ICO believes that those who commit such crimes should be sent to prison

RoTLD Admits It Was Hacked, Takes Responsibility for Google Romania Hijacking

RoTLD Admits It Was Hacked, Takes Responsibility for Google Romania Hijacking

The attack took place on the night between November 27 and 28

Hackers Publish Information from IAEA’s Nuclear Data Section

Hackers Publish Information from IAEA’s Nuclear Data Section

Parastoo claims to have access to more than 15 domains operated by the agency

Lack of Control over Privileged Accounts Is Often the Cause of Data Breaches

Lack of Control over Privileged Accounts Is Often the Cause of Data Breaches

Quest Software offers insight on how Privileged Account Management practices must be used

 
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