Edgar Sandoval and Thomas Tracy report that three teens have been arrested for hacking into Commack High School‘s system to change about 300 students’ schedules and grades. One of the teens allegedly attached a keylogger to a classroom computer to obtain the login credentials. Daniel Soares, 17, is accused of then logging in to the system from…
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Update: Service Systems Associates breach impacted 60,000
Remember the Service Systems Associates breach that impacted 10 gift shops in zoos, museums, and other attractions earlier this year? As of their lawyer’s recent letter to the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office, it appears that approximately 60,000 consumers had their card data caught up in the breach.
Resource for Schools: Data Privacy Guide
The California County Superintendents Educational Services Association has produced a data privacy guide for districts containing a range of best practices, sample vendor contracts, and steps to take when a data breach occurs. Data Privacy Guide is a collaborative project between the California Education Technology Professionals Association (CETPA), the California County Superintendents Educational Services Association (CCSESA) and…
Spy agency: North Korea hackers stole sensitive South Korean data
Elizabeth Shim reports: North Korean hackers stole files from the computers of South Korean lawmakers and hacked into servers at the presidential Blue House, according to Seoul’s spy agency. South Korea’s National Intelligence Service said Tuesday government audit data was stolen from three personal computers that belong to members of the National Assembly, Newsis reported….
Former Miami-Dade Police Officer Sentenced to 48 Months in Prison for Role in Credit Repair Fraud Scheme
A former Miami-Dade Police Department officer was sentenced to 48 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, by U.S. District Judge Jose E. Martinez for his participation in a wire fraud scheme, arising out of the operation of a series of credit repair businesses. George Price, 42, previously pled guilty…
NY: Center for Disability Rights offers help to people in alleged data breach
Patti Singer reports on what appears to be a case involving allegations that a former executive and employees of a licensed home care agency took patient information with them to a open a competing agency: Anyone who is or was affiliated with Angels in Your Home as a client or health care aide can contact the Center for…