Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Yahoo will confirm later this week that hackers did breach its systems in 2012, stealing personal data for about 200 million accounts, including easily decrypted passwords Sources close to the situation confirmed the massive data breach to Recode. Yahoo admitted The…
Thieves stole taxpayer data from IRS ‘Get Transcript’ service
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Shortly after the Internal Revenue Service launched its “Get Transcript” service in 2014, IRS Commissioner John Koskinen lauded it as “another innovation…a secure online system that allows taxpayers to view and print a record of their IRS account, also known The…
Exmouth hacker posted intimate photos of women he stole online
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A bored teenager hacked into strangers’ e mail accounts and posted intimate sex images of different women online. Neil Treanor also revealed the names and addresses of his victims who he did not know but who lived in the same The…
Hoosier stole identity to live in Florida, abandoned family
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The unusual story of Richard Hoagland spans decades, states and families. Sitting in a cold room in the Marion County prosecutor’s office two decades ago, Linda Iseler was sure the detectives on the other side of that table didn’t trust her….
A Wells Fargo Employee Stole My Social Security Number. What Can I Do?
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The relationship you have with your bank is a deeply personal one. Think about it: Money carries enormous weight in people’s lives, and where do they keep their money? A bank, usually. In addition to your money, your bank also stores…
North Korean hackers stole US fighter jet blueprints
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans As part of a years-long cyber attack, North Korean hackers have allegedly stolen 42,000 materials from South Korean organizations and government agencies, including blueprints for F-15 fighter jet wings. The hacking began in 2014 and was first detected in February, according…
Hackers Stole 200,000 South Korean Credit Cards Data
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Hackers stole the personal information of about 200,000 South Korean credit card users, making some fake credit cards and rack up fraudulent charges about $115,400. The Financial Supervisory Service said that several suspects had late last year hacked into firm card…
Court rules that Samsung stole trade secrets from TSMC
The top court in Taiwan has ruled that Samsung stole trade secrets from TSMC. At the heart of the allegations and suit is Liang Mong-song, a former senior director of R&D at TSMC. In July 2011, Liang joined Samsung’s LSI division and is alleged to have revealed TSMC trade secrets…
Hacker ring stole $1B from banks in 30 countries, says report
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A hacking ring has stolen up to $1 billion from banks around the world in what would be one of the biggest banking breaches known, a cybersecurity firm says in a report scheduled to be delivered Monday. The hackers have been…
How ‘honey trap’ hackers stole Syrian rebel war plans
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans BEIRUT // Hackers targeted Syrian opposition members with online “honey traps,” posing as female supporters to steal battle plans and the identity of defectors. A report released on Monday by US cybersecurity firm FireEye describes how the hacking operations in late…
