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Dutch Police: ‘State actor’ likely behind recent data breach
The national Dutch police (Politie) says that a state actor was likely behind the data breach it detected last week. The attack compromised police office contact details, names, email addresses, phone numbers, and in some cases, private details. According to the original report, the attacker had hacked a police account and stole work-related contact details of […]
Australian police arrest hacker who created ‘Evil Twin’ wireless network to steal data during flights
Hacker faces multiple charges that carry multiple years imprisonment The Australian Federal Police recently arrested and charged a man who used an ‘Evil Twin’ free Wi-Fi access point to steal data from victims on a domestic flight. 42-year-old Michael Clapsis now faces nine cybercrime charges for the alleged attack. According to the official reports, The AFP’s […]