AP reports: Oregon officials said Thursday that they plan to restructure information technology functions after software found an external third-party had gained access to a state network. Gov. Kate Brown said in a statement that someone gained access to so-called metadata last week at the Department of Administrative Services, which handles technology for much of…
Month: March 2015
Guilty plea entered in fraud, ID theft case
The Stockton Record reports: A Roseville woman has been convicted in San Joaquin County after she collected thousands of dollars from an annuity scheme using the identities of employees from Stockton Unified School District and other area school districts. Magaly Morales, 52, pleaded to one count of felony insurance fraud with a white collar enhancement…
NC: Brunswick school officials, law enforcement investigate district computer hacking
The Port City Daily reports: Brunswick County education officials and law enforcement believe the district’s ongoing technology worries might be the work of a hacker. According to a news release, the district recently called in the sheriff’s office to help the technology department investigate denial-of-service (DDoS) issues impacting the system’s network since January. “Initially, the…
AU: Court recording biz with clients EVERYWHERE has forums breached
Darren Pauli reports: Australian court transcription company “For The Record” – which bills itself as “The No.1 digital evidence recording platform in the world” and says its products are “used in courtrooms throughout North America, Europe and Asia” – has had its forum hacked. The firm is used by the likes of the Victorian and…
AU: Man charged over identity theft ring operating from Qld
Tom Snowdon reports: Officers from Taskforce Maxima’s criminal economy unit today charged a 47-year-old man with one count of fraud following an investigation into the Middle Eastern-run identity theft operation. Detective Inspector Phillip Stevens said it will be alleged the syndicate had reaped more than a million dollars from financial institutions over the last six…
Optus rapped for three privacy breaches
As you read the following, keep in mind that Australia has just required ISPs to retain non-content data for two years. Josh Taylor reports: Optus has committed to undertake an independent review of its information security systems after Australian Privacy Commissioner Timothy Pilgrim investigated three separate security incidents. The first incident related to the company’s…