Teh Joo Lin reports: Hackers attacked the website of the National Parks Board (NParks) on Sunday and stole some data belonging to users. When contacted by The Straits Times, the government agency yesterday confirmed the ‘intrusion’ and said it had made a police report. The story is behind The Straits Times paywall and I don’t…
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Medical marijuana advocates set to file constitutional challenge
Jefferson Dodge reports: At least one Boulder County resident is planning to challenge state laws regulating the medical marijuana industry in court this month, and dispensaries are being asked to chip in to fund the effort. Kathleen Chippi, a Nederland resident and former dispensary owner, says that within the next week, she plans to file…
More details emerging on SEGA Pass hack
AFP has more on breach first disclosed by SEGA on Friday: Hackers have stolen the personal data of some 1.29 million customers of the Japanese game maker Sega, the company said on Sunday, in a theft via a website of its European unit. The Sega Pass website, operated by London-based Sega Europe, did not contain…
Consumer privacy: Medical-records suit reinstated
Bob Egelko reports: Californians can sue doctors, debt collectors and others who disclose their confidential medical information to a credit reporting agency, the state Supreme Court has ruled in a unanimous, potentially wide-ranging decision. The justices Thursday reversed a state appellate court that, like most federal judges who have considered the issue, concluded that federal…
When her data was exposed, Kennedale woman cried foul — and the state listened
Dave Lieber reports: Let’s all stand and cheer for Judy Yacio, a retired Kennedale school principal who struck a blow to stop identity theft. She exposed a flaw in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas that could make it easy for identity thieves to steal her personal banking information. […] After Yacio switched the bank…
AU: UQ internet security not breached
Part of a press release from the University of Queensland: Recent claims in the media that hackers had obtained passwords for email addresses at The University of Queensland (UQ) are inaccurate. UQ’s Director of Information Technology Services, Rob Moffatt, confirmed there had not been any network security breaches at the University and none of the…