An update to a previously noted breach. Michael Anderson Kruse reports: Former Weber State University student Joseph Langford pleaded guilty to burglary on Tuesday morning. The Weber County attorneys charged Langford in connection with a theft and security breach in the WSU College of Science in April. Judge Scott Hadley set the sentencing date for…
Month: September 2014
IL: Students’ personal info compromised when teacher’s backpack stolen in suburbs
WGN reports: A teacher’s backpack at an elementary school in suburban Hoffman Estates was stolen last week and one of the items now missing contains personal information about all the students and more. The pack, known as a “crisis backpack,” has won awards and was developed by the Hoffman Estates Fire Dept to use in…
NZ: Hospital patient takes peek at info of others
The Dominion Post reports: A breach of privacy by a patient in Hutt Hospital‘s emergency department has been referred to police. Hutt Valley District Health Board chief executive Graham Dyer has confirmed that on September 8 a patient was able to view information about other patients on an unattended computer. “As soon as this issue…
Miami-Dade County Resident Sentenced For Identity Theft Schemes Involving Fraudulent Social Security Benefits And Income Tax Refunds
Thervil Alcinor, 34, of Miami, was sentenced today before U.S. District Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga to 88 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Alcinor previously pled guilty to one count of access device fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1029(a)(2), and one count of aggravated identity theft,…
The Maricopa County Community Colleges District data breach investigation they didn’t want us to see
In January 2011, DataBreaches.net reported that login credentials for the Maricopa County Community Colleges District (MCCCD) were up for sale on the black market. That month, the FBI also contacted Maricopa to alert them to the breach. In response to the incident, MCCCD brought in Stach & Liu (now Bishop Fox) to investigate and make recommendations. Following…
Four hackers charged with stealing $100m in US army and Xbox technology
Nicky Woolf reports: Four men have been charged with breaking into the computer systems of Microsoft, the US army and leading games manufacturers, as part of an alleged international hacking ring that netted more than $100m in intellectual property, the US Department of Justice said on Tuesday. The four, aged between 18 and 28, are…