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Capital One hacking suspect may have breached 30-plus companies - SEATTLE — Federal prosecutors say a
woman charged in a massive data breach at Capital One may have hacked more than 30 other
organizations.Paige Thompson, of Seattle, was arrested last month after the FBI said she obtained personal
information from more than 100 million Capital One COF, +1.72% credit applications. There is no evidence
the data was sold or distributed to others.
Source: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/capital-one-hacking-suspect-may-have-breached-30-
plus-companies-2019-08-14
How Safecrackers Can Unlock an ATM in Minutes—Without Leaving a Trace - Safecrackers of the past put a
stethoscope to a safe's panel while turning its dial, listening for the telltale murmurs of the interlocking
components inside. It turns out that modern safecracking, despite all its electronic upgrades, isn't so different.
But now those involuntary murmurs are electric, and the combination they betray takes the form of ones and
zeros in transit between a lock's silicon chips.
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/atm-lock-hack-electric-leaks/
Capital One Cyber Staff Raised Concerns Before Hack - Before a giant data breach at Capital One Financial
Corp., employees raised concerns within the company about what they saw as high turnover in its
cybersecurity unit and a failure to promptly install some software to help spot and defend against hacks,
according to people familiar with the matter.
Source: https://www.wsj.com/articles/capital-one-cyber-staff-raised-concerns-before-hack-
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Over 20 Texas local governments hit in 'coordinated ransomware attack' - Twenty-three local Texas
governments have been infected with ransomware last week in what Texas officials have described as a
coordinated attack.The attack took place on Friday morning, August 16, US time, when several smaller local
Texas governments reported problems with accessing their data to the Texas Department of Information
Resources (DIR).
Source: https://www.zdnet.com/article/at-least-20-texas-local-governments-hit-in-coordinated-
ransomware-attack/
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