Cybersecurity Roundup: Anonymous Hacker Sentenced, KDDI Breach Affects 14.2M, ATM Jackpotting Convictions
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A roundup of cybersecurity news covering: Aubrey Cottle (Anonymous-linked hacker) sentenced to 18 months for a 2021 Texas GOP website attack involving defacement and data theft; KDDI disclosing a breach affecting 14.22 million people across five ISP operators; and mentions of open source zero-days, ATM jackpotting sentences, and threats targeting macOS credentials.
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He pleaded guilty to defacing the site, exfiltrating data from a Texas GOP server, and publishing the stolen data online.
KDDI disclosed a breach likely affecting email addresses and passwords for 14.22 million people across five ISP operators, including BIGLOBE, Chub
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