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Report: Missouri Governor’s Office Responsible for Teacher Data Leak

Krebs on Security

But Missouri prosecutors now say they will not pursue charges following revelations that the data had been exposed since 2011 — two years after responsibility for securing the state’s IT systems was centralized within Parson’s own Office of Administration. Missouri Gov. Mike Parson (R), vowing to prosecute the St.

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Why is ‘Juice Jacking’ Suddenly Back in the News?

Krebs on Security

KrebsOnSecurity received a nice bump in traffic this week thanks to tweets from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) about “ juice jacking ,” a term first coined here in 2011 to describe a potential threat of data theft when one plugs their mobile device into a public charging kiosk.

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Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE) discloses data breach after ransomware attack

Security Affairs

The Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE) finally disclosed a data breach impacting students, past students, and teachers after the June attack. In June a ransomware attack hit the Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE), now the organization disclosed a data breach.

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Who Is the Network Access Broker ‘Babam’?

Krebs on Security

com back in 2011, and sanjulianhotels[.]com ” A report on Palvisa (PDF) purchased from Rekvizitai.vz — an official online directory of Lithuanian companies — says Palvisa was established in 2011 by a Vytautaus Mockus, using the phone number 86.7273687 , and the email address bo3dom@gmail.com. com (2017).

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MY TAKE: Michigan’s cybersecurity readiness initiatives provide roadmap others should follow

The Last Watchdog

Merit is an acronym for the Michigan Educational Research Information Triad. The early Cyber Range hubs were mainly used to help educate and certify military technicians and cybersecurity professionals at selected companies. Merit has a fascinating heritage. But the program has steadily morphed.

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Three Italian universities hacked by LulzSec_ITA collective

Security Affairs

We spent searching holes in Italian universities (and not only, we remember that dozens of universities were hacked in 2011), to try to show you that security in the academic environment must be taken seriously since the university is the den of the excellent minds of our future. Below the translation of message published by the group.

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Kevin Mitnick, Hacker Turned Cybersecurity Leader, Dies at 59

eSecurity Planet

Once dubbed “the world’s most wanted hacker” after his youthful exploits attacking Digital Equipment Corporation and Pacific Bell, Mitnick completed his decade-long transition to cybersecurity luminary when he joined KnowBe4 as Chief Hacking Officer and part owner in 2011.