Another reminder to watch your file-sharing settings. The Mainichi Daily News reports: A 34-year-old Japanese computer hacker wanted in Japan for alleged cybercrimes was arrested in the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai on Tuesday, Thai police said Wednesday. Yugen Orimo is suspected of hacking private data of some 350 Japanese people via a popular file-sharing…
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State agency leaves Arizonans’ sensitive documents in dumpster
Susan Casper reports on what some dumpster divers found in Payson, Arizona and the state agency’s response: The women’s hunt for savings turns up thousands of sensitive documents exposing the personal information of hundreds of Arizonans; confidential material a thief could use to steal your identity sitting at the bottom of a recycling bin. “There’s…
Members of LulzSec Charged for Crimes Affecting Over One Million Victims; “Sabu” Turned on Fellow Hackers
Press release: Five computer hackers in the United States and abroad were charged today, and a sixth pled guilty, for computer hacking and other crimes. The six hackers identified themselves as aligned with the group Anonymous, which is a loose confederation of computer hackers and others, and/or offshoot groups related to Anonymous, including “Internet Feds,”…
Belfast city councillors’ bank details disclosed in data foul-up
Amanda Poole reports on another case where a response for records results in a data breach: Belfast city councillors were forced to cancel their bank cards last night after a major security breach in which a council worker accidentally released all their personal information to a member of the public. An internal investigation is now…
Kern Medical Center notifies 1,500 patients after records stolen from physician's car
Christine Dinh reports: Kern Medical Center is sending out letters to 1,500 patients notifying them their medical records have been stolen. KMC says the theft happened February 25. A hospital resident physician conducting research printed out 1,500 records of patients who previously visited the clinic for valley fever. The resident took home the records in…
Blue Cross error lists 1,000 customers' e-mail addresses
Richard Craver reports on what I would consider a minor breach: A communication error by a Blue Cross Blue Cross of N.C. employee Wednesday exposed the email addresses of about 1,000 customers to everyone who received the email. The email was sent to inform the customers of changes in their billing cycle. Customers were required…