Articles by Jeff Goldman

Department of Homeland Security Acknowledges Data Breach

A vulnerability in a vendor's software may have exposed DHS employees' names, Social Security numbers and birthdates.

Fake Tiffany Invoices Deliver Malware

An attachment named 'invoice copy.zip' delivers Windows malware identified as Mal/BredoZp-B.

Alabama Woman Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Identity Theft, Tax Fraud

Rhashema Deramus used stolen identities to file fraudulent tax returns claiming more than $1 million in refunds.

Lookitsme Hacked

4,300 user names, e-mail addresses and encrypted passwords were published online.

Hacker Reckz0r Finds Twitter Vulnerability

The hacker announced on Pastebin that he'd found the flaw, but said he had 'no malicious intentions' to exploit it.

Twitter Intros Two-Factor Authentication

The long-overdue feature should improve Twitter users' account security.

TerraCom, YourTel America Suffer Massive Security Breach

170,000 customers' records, including Social Security numbers and birthdates, were accessible via a simple Google search.

NYPD Detective Faces Hacking Charges

Edwin Vargas allegedly paid an e-mail hacking service more than $4,000 for the login credentials for 43 e-mail accounts and one mobile phone account.

Brazilian University Hacked by 1923Turk

More than 550 names, e-mail addresses and clear text passwords were published online.

Two Florida Residents Charged with Tax Fraud

Rigoberto Cabrera and Carlos Perez are accused of claiming almost $1.5 million in fraudulent tax refunds.

Hong Kong Olympic Committee Hacked

The hackers leaked 2,800 users' personal data, along with admin user names and encrypted passwords.

TroubledTeenSolution.com Hacked

Admin user names and encrypted passwords were leaked, along with parents' and children's full names.

The Telegraph Facebook, Twitter Accounts Hacked by Syrian Electronic Army

'Cameron holds fundraiser for the terrorists in Syria,' the hackers wrote on the newspaper's Facebook page.

Dent Neurologic Institute Acknowledges Data Breach

10,000 patients' names, mailing addresses and e-mail addresses were exposed.

Fake Newegg E-mails Deliver Malware

Links in the e-mails redirect victims to Web sites hosting the Blackhole exploit kit.

CNN Hacked

Hacker Reckz0r leaked nine admin user names and encrypted passwords, and claims to have published four fake articles on the site.

Yahoo Japan Hacked

The company says 22 million e-mail addresses may have been exposed, though no passwords were accessed.

1923Turk Hackers Hit Toyota, Imperial College London, Moscow State University, Bangladesh Air Force

The hackers' explanation for the attacks was given as 'Reason: Patriotism.'

Norman Shark Uncovers Indian Cyber Espionage Campaign

The attacks appear to be aimed primarily at intelligence gathering, with a focus on computers in Pakistan.

Alabama Woman Gets Four Years for Identity Theft

Larreka Jackson operated a business called It's Tax Time that she used as a front to file fraduluent tax returns.

Financial Times Hacked

The newspaper's tech blog was hacked, along with 17 of its Twitter accounts.

Alleged Vatican Hackers Arrested

Four people ranging in age from 20 to 43 have been placed under house arrest.

LSU Health Acknowledges Data Breach

8,330 patients were mistakenly sent other patients' bills.

Jailed Hacker Develops ATM Security Device

Valentin Boanta's Secure Revolving System is being manufactured by Romania's MB Telecom.

F-Secure Warns of New Mac Malware

The malware, Backdoor:OSX/KitM.A, takes screenshots at regular intervals and saves them in a folder called MacApp.