Names and Social Security numbers of about 9700 Marylanders with disabilities were exposed

Medical assistance numbers, Medicaid status, Names and Social Security numbers of about 9700 Marylanders with disabilities were exposed. According to state health officials, a hacker breached a state contractor’s “Service Coordination Inc.” computer systems between October 20 and October 30. Service Coordination Inc. provides case management for 13900 Marylanders with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Follow […]

CBI arrests Indian mastermind behind Hire a Hacker service on FBI tip-off

For the first time in history, Indian Law Enforcement Agency ‘Central Bureau of Investigation’ (CBI) has arrested a Cyber criminal behind Hire a Hacker service after getting a tip-off from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). 33-Year-old Amit Vikram Tiwari, son of an Indian Army colonel and an engineering dropout, who allegedly ran two websites […]

CNN’s Twitter, Facebook and website hacked by Syrian Electronic Army

A number of CNN’s social media accounts and blogs, including CNN’s Twitter, Facebook and website hacked by Syrian Electronic Army. The affected accounts included CNN’s main Facebook account, CNN Politics’ Facebook account and the Twitter pages for CNN and CNN’s Security Clearance. Blogs for Political Ticker, The Lead, Security Clearance, The Situation Room and Crossfire were also hacked. […]