Hackers Seize Terminally Ill Newborn’s Tribute Page, Take From Staples’ Till and Avenge Snapchat Archivist

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Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.

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

Staples Registers Hacked by Credit Card Thieves

Multiple banks have traced fraudulent transactions to payment cards used at Staples office supply locations in the Northeastern United States.

Teen Who Posted Nudies from Snapchat Hack Gets Hacked

Mudit Grover, who created a website to distribute 98,000 hacked Snapchat pictures and videos, decided to shut it down. Then, his own data was leaked.

HackerDefiles Facebook Page of Terminally-ill ‘Bucket List Baby’ Shane

Just days after a Pennsylvania family welcomed – and shortly thereafter lost – their newborn Oct. 9, someone infiltrated his social media profile and began posting explicit images.

UC Davis Doctor’s Email Hacked
An intruder compromised protected patient information in a physician’s professional email account.