Ian Drury reports on the results of a FOIA investigation by Big Brother Watch: Bungling councils have lost or wrongly shared the sensitive personal information of tens of thousands of people, a damning report reveals today. Officials breach data rules at least four times a day, often involving the confidential details – including medical records…
Month: August 2015
UK: No action over Hartlepool council data breaches (update2)
Back in March, the Information Commissioner’s Office ordered Hartlepool NHS Foundation to review its data protection after a breach involving sensitive information. But the Trust wasn’t the only Hartlepool government entity with data protection issues. As Fiona Thompson reports, Hartlepool Borough Council employees were also responsible for breaches. But unlike the Trust, no action has been…
Woman accused of stealing identities of coworkers, going shopping
Kate Jacobson reports that Elexes Thaddies, 24, was arrested and charged with stealing co-workers’ information to pay her bills and to go shopping with. There are at least 20 victims – most of whom were employees at Bethesda Hospital in Boynton Beach, where Thaddies worked. Read more on Sun Sentinel.
FTC closes non-public investigation of Morgan Stanley data breach
Back in January 2015, Morgan Stanley disclosed an insider breach (previous coverage here and here). It appears that the Federal Trade Commission opened an investigation into the breach under Section 5 of the FTC Act, but decided not to pursue any enforcement action. In a closing letter to Morgan Stanley’s counsel, Maneesha Mithal, Associate Director of the Division…
Former Assistant Band Director for Broward County School District Pled Guilty in Identity Theft Tax Fraud Scheme Involving Former Students’ Info
There’s a follow-up to a case first reported in May. A former assistant band director pled guilty for his participation in an identity theft tax fraud scheme involving former Broward County students and other individuals’ personal identifying information (PII). Delvis Demaine Rogers, 27, of Hollywood, Florida, pled guilty to one count of possession of fifteen…
OH: Restaurant website hacked by apparent ISIS supporters
Rebecca Butts and Keith BieryGolick report: A Middletown restaurant appeared to have been hacked by a group claiming to support the Islamic State on Sunday. The hack appears to be the work of Team System Dz. The message displayed on the Canal House Bar and Grille‘s website is similar to what hackers put on the…