Justice Shirley Kornreich recently issued one of the few New York state court decisions that address the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”). Spec Simple, Inc. v. Designer Pages Online LLC, No. 651860/2015, 2017 BL 160865 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. May 10, 2017). The CFAA criminalizes both accessing a computer without authorization and exceeding authorized access…
Month: May 2017
UK: Memory stick led to stolen computer
A memory stick dropped in a supermarket carpark led to the discovery of a computer, stolen from Nottinghamshire Police, in the home of one its intelligence analysts. Keith Robson, 59, of Greaves Lane, Edingley, admitted stealing the computer and knowingly or recklessly disclosing personal data when he appeared before Nottingham magistrates on Monday. Read more…
Ca: Paradise woman charged with accessing personal information at RNC
Annette Kennedy is the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary civilian employee who been charged with three offences under the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, The Telegram has learned. The 49-year-old Paradise woman is scheduled to appear in provincial court in St. John’s June 19. Kennedy is a dispatcher with the RNC, a civilian position….
AU: Melbourne hospital in hot water as patients’ confidential medical records found on train
Aneeka Simonis reports: A Melbourne hospital has apologised after the confidential medical records of more than a dozen patients were found on a train. The Herald Sun understands the privacy breach, at the Northern Hospital in Epping, involved 16 patients. The documents, found recently on a South Morang line train, included patients’ names, home addresses, contact…
Russian ‘Fancy Bear’ Hackers Tainted Their Huge Leaks With Fake Data
Thomas Fox-Brewster reports: The first evidence that the hacker crew responsible for the breach of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) snuck false information into their leaks has been uncovered by a group of researchers. The hackers, a group called Fancy Bear that U.S. intelligence and law enforcement claim to be sponsored by Russia’s intelligence unit, the…
Another day, another litigation threat
I am really out of patience for people threatening me or my site. Look at this one: I need to you get rid of an article off of your website: The link is: https://www.databreaches.net/cytta-reports-online-hacking-of-their-nevada-secretary-of-state-officer-and-director-data/ Steffan Dalsgaard is not guilty of these allegations, no one except your website has accused him of hacking the state of Nevada. Nevada has…