23-year-old woman charged with stealing $320,000 worth of cryptocurrency

Police in Australia have arrested a 23-year-old woman in Melbourne, Australia, in connection with an email hack that resulted in a huge amount of virtual currency being stolen.
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23-year-old woman charged with stealing $320,000 worth of cryptocurrency

Police in Australia have arrested a 23-year-old woman in Melbourne, Australia, in connection with an email hack that resulted in a huge amount of virtual currency being stolen. The story starts in January 2018, when a 56-year-old man discovered that he… Continue reading 23-year-old woman charged with stealing $320,000 worth of cryptocurrency→

Hackers steal personal data of up to 9.4 million Cathay Pacific passengers

Most people in the world would describe it as a company “admitting they’ve been hacked.”
But if you’re the breached company and want to apply the maximum amount of PR spin, you might instead issue a release saying you’re “announcing a data security eve… Continue reading Hackers steal personal data of up to 9.4 million Cathay Pacific passengers→

Hackers steal personal data of up to 9.4 million Cathay Pacific passengers

Amongst the information stolen from the airline’s IT systems were passport details, travel histories, phone numbers, addresses, names and dates of birth.
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Smashing Security #101: Rule 34, Twitter scams, and Facebook fails

A Facebook friend request leads to arrest, Twitter scams ride again via promoted ads, and adult websites expose their members. Oh, and Graham finds out what Rule 34 is.
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Supermarket told it must compensate 100,000 workers after payroll data deliberately leaked by rogue employee

Morrisons didn’t know it, but in 2014 it had a huge problem.
The UK’s fourth largest supermarket chain, with over 500 stores, had a disgruntled member of staff who had access to sensitive data, such as the payroll information of 100,000 current and for… Continue reading Supermarket told it must compensate 100,000 workers after payroll data deliberately leaked by rogue employee→

Supermarket Told it Must Compensate 100,000 Workers after Payroll Data Deliberately Leaked by Rogue Employee

Morrisons didn’t know it, but in 2014 it had a huge problem. The UK’s fourth largest supermarket chain, with over 500 stores, had a disgruntled member of staff who had access to sensitive data, such as the payroll information of 1… Continue reading Supermarket Told it Must Compensate 100,000 Workers after Payroll Data Deliberately Leaked by Rogue Employee→