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RSA: Verizon details data breaches from pirates to pwned water district

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In one case pirates – actual pirates – boarded cargo ships armed with a list of which shipping containers contained jewelry and went straight to them, stole the gems and left.

In another, attackers took control of the mainframe at a water district, mixed sewage with the drinking water, boosted the chlorine to dangerous levels and stole customer information.

These are two of 18 representative case studies in Verizon’s new Data Breach Digest, a compendium of anonymized customer investigations performed by the company’s Research, Investigations, Solutions and Knowledge (RISK) Team and released at RSA Conference 2016.

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High schooler allegedly hired third party to DDoS his school district

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He might face state and federal charges. The attack crippled more than 50 schools, forcing some students to retake tests multiple times, among other miseries.
Naked Security – Sophos

United School District looks to save on Internet security services – Tribune-Review

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United School District looks to save on Internet security services
Tribune-Review
14 approved a change in Internet security and filtering services as recommended by its technology services coordinator, Robert Sarraf. As part of a five-year agreement with Sting, beginning on July 1, United approved an upgrade from a basic managed …

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Camden County District Overhauls Computer Security – The Journal

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Camden County School District in Georgia has switched to a new set of security programs for its computers to protect against malware such as viruses, spyware, and spam. The district has begun running Trend Micro software on desktops, laptops, and …
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