Hackers Usurp Dad’s Xbox, Drone Strike Triathelete and Loot Call Center

In case you missed our coverage this week in ThreatWatch, Nextgov’s regularly updated index of cyber breaches:

• Suspicious drone strike takes out triathlete

The owner of a remote-controlled helicopter, which fell and reportedly hit a runner competing in a race in Western Australia, said the device was hacked into.

• 5-year-old hacks dad’s Xbox account to play prohibited games

“I got nervous. I thought he was going to find out,” Kristoffer Von Hassel said after infiltrating the popular Microsoft gaming system.

• Call center workers cash out on AT&T customer data

At least eight individuals in Florida allegedly were involved in stealing client data to conduct unauthorized wire transfers and obtain payment cards.

• Domestic diva’s blog stolen and auctioned off

"Ramshackle Glam,” a site dedicated to helping the domestically challenged, disappeared after a crook broke into the account of owner Jordan Reid.

ThreatWatch is a regularly updated catalog of data breaches successfully striking every sector of the globe, as reported by journalists, researchers and the victims themselves.

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