A man is in custody after a shooting outside the Austin Resource Center for the Homeless that left one person injured, police said. About 1:24 p.m. two officers who were working near the intersection of Seventh and Neches streets heard shots fired and then saw a man running towards Eight…
Woman arrested on charges of DWI, child abuse after Thanksgiving crash
Santa Fe County deputies say they arrested a 26-year-old woman who crashed through a guard barrier on Interstate 25 while driving drunk on Thanksgiving Day with a 7-year-old relative in the vehicle. Neither Kathryn Byrant, the driver, nor her young relative were injured in the crash. Deputies arrested Bryant of…
Federal Bureau of Investigation seeks hacker after 1.2 billion logins are stolen
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans That hacker, known as “mr.grey”, was identified based on data from a cybsecurity firm that announced in August 2014 that it had determined an alleged Russian crime ring was responsible for stealing information from more than 420,000 websites,THE DOCUMENTS said. Court…
Cybersecurity expert: Hackers would ‘rather go after Amazon than Microsoft’
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans As Microsoft moves more of its business into the cloud, the success of the company relies on its ability to protect an increasing amount of customer data from cybersecurity threats. The Redmond, Washington-based company’s chief executive Satya Nadella on Tuesday announced…
Companies urged to protect against cyber security after Norwich Airport hack raised in parliament
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Home office minister Mike Penning said companies which hold the personal data of individuals has a responsibility to protect it, after he was questioned on the issue by Norwich MP Chloe Smith. She told the House of Commons: “Norwich Airport in…
Picton woman feels ‘damn stupid’ after scam
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A computer scam has left a retired Marlborough woman angry and shaken. Picton resident Ruth Yates said she felt “damn stupid” after letting a man who said he was from her internet provider Vodafone control her computer. The man called her…
Life after child sex abuse difficult, but survivable
Life for thousands of Nebraska children who are sexually abused almost certainly will include struggles, but counselors, psychologists and survivors say there is hope. “You’re not doomed,” said Lincoln lawyer Susan Napolitano, who was raped by a relative in Michigan in the 1980s. “It’s not what you see in the…
Hacker jailed for eight months after attacking police, council, charity and porn websites
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A jobless computer hacker was jailed today for eight months after launching a mass cyber attack on The Met Police, Tory Party and British Airways websites – from his bedroom in his parents’ house. Ian Sullivan, 51, flooded the internet servers…
Department of Education and Training beefs up online security after information hack
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Education Minister Kate Jones yesterday confirmed security had been upgraded in the wake of the scandal, which resulted in the details of Queensland students being illegally obtained as well as online forms submitted to the TAFE website. “DET has added additional…
KakaoTalk chat app boss quits after child porn row
The co-founder of South Korea’s most popular chat app has resigned after being accused of failing to prevent child abuse imagery being spread via the service. Kakao Corp announced Lee Seok-Woo’s departure a week after he was charged, but not detained, by prosecutors. Mr Lee had been in charge of…