John Siddle reports: A Merseyside PC accused of snooping on the force’s computer systems is to stand trial. PC Paula Humphreys, 43, was suspended from duty after being charged in May with Data Protection Act offences. Humphreys, of Glentrees Road, West Derby, is accused of “knowingly or recklessly” obtaining personal data on four occasions. Read more…
Month: June 2015
FL: Personal information stolen for hundreds of people
Kristen Sanchez reports: A local business had the personal information stolen for hundreds of people, including driver licenses, Social Security numbers and bank records. Kree Kirkman, owner of DK Real Estate MGMT says private information for nearly 400 people is now in the wrong hands. Last week, someone broke into his home office in Punta…
AFGE files Class Action Lawsuit against OPM Officials over Data Breach
The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) has filed a class action complaint with a demand for jury trial against the Office of Personnel Management, Director Katherine Archuleta and Chief Information Officer Donna Seymour about one of the most devastating cyberattacks in U.S. history that resulted in potentially 18 million current and former federal employees’ personal and security files being compromised….
Suspected Pro-Kremlin ‘Hell’ Hacker Denies Allegations in German Court
Daria Litvinova reports: Following years of hacking attacks on the online accounts of various Russian opposition figures, a man suspected of being the notorious hacker known as “Hell” — who is believed to have ties to Russian officialdom — is currently standing trial in Germany. The man in the dock of a Bonn court is Sergei Maximov, 41, a German national of Russian descent. He is charged with the theft and deletion of data,…
OPM Temporarily Shuts Down Personnel Information Database as Protective Step
AP reports: The federal personnel agency whose records were plundered by hackers linked to China announced on Monday the temporary shutdown of a massive database used to update and store background investigation records after newly discovering a flaw that left the system vulnerable to additional breaches. There is no evidence the vulnerability has been exploited…
NYC man arrested and indicted in identity theft scheme
Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced the arrest of Sharif King, 29, of Manhattan, for allegedly perpetrating an identity theft scheme in which he held himself out as a record company executive, hired employees and then stole their identities in order to open credit cards, apply for a loan, steal a vehicle and collect on…