After almost eight months in pre-trial detention on charges of cyberstalking a Dallas FBI agent, Texas dental integrator and independent security researcher Justin Shafer got to go home tonight after a federal judge agreed with Shafer’s lawyer who appealed the revocation of Shafer’s pre-trial release. Shafer had been jailed since earlier this year on charges…
Month: December 2017
Personal information of up to 9,000 customers affected by possible security breach, CU says
Alissa Zhu reports: City Utilities has identified up to 9,000 customers who used payment kiosks or a certain mobile app to pay their utilities bills. Those customers’ personal information may be affected by a possible security breach, according to a news release. Information potentially at risk for those individuals include names, addresses, phone numbers, utility billing accounts, bank…
WV: Patient accuses Charleston Area Medical Center, ex-wife of invasion of privacy
Lhalie Castillo reports: A Logan County man alleges his medical records were accessed by his ex-wife without permission. Brent Varney filed a complaint Oct. 23 in Kanawha Circuit Court against Charleston Area Medical Center and Angela Varney alleging negligence, invasion of privacy and other counts. According to the complaint, the plaintiff received treatment at the…
Compromised payroll documents contained personal info of current, former Humboldt County staff, dependents
Will Houston reports: Sensitive personal information — including social security numbers and bank account information — for several former and current Humboldt County employees, including some of their dependents, were found in boxes of missing county records that suspiciously turned up in Trinity County, according to a recently completed county review. When asked by the…
Tenafly High School student charged in transcript hacking
A senior at Tenafly High School, regarded as one of the best high schools in northern New Jersey, had a common dream: He pinned his collegiate hopes on admission to an Ivy League university. Still, the student apparently feared his transcript wouldn’t be impressive enough to make the grade. So yes, he allegedly did what he never should…
Data security breach at Rutgers leaves the information of 1,700 students unprotected
Saige Francis reports: On Nov. 8 and 9, Rutgers experienced a “data security” breach that left the information of nearly 1,700 students unprotected, said Neal Buccino, a University spokesperson. This incident affected students in the Department of Computer Science and revealed information including Rutgers I.D. numbers, cumulative GPAs and Spring 2018 class schedules. Sensitive information,…