Today the Department of Justice and FBI announced the filing of a civil complaint, the execution of criminal seizure warrants, and the issuance of a temporary restraining order as part of the most complete and comprehensive enforcement action ever taken by U.S authorities to disable an international botnet. The botnet is a network of hundreds…
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Former AllianceBernstein employee indicted on charges of unauthorized access and duplication of computer files
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., has announced the indictment of Peter Jan, 35, in connection with unauthorized access and duplication of computer files owned by AllianceBernstein Holding LP, a United States-based global investment firm. Jan, a former employee of AllianceBernstein, is charged with Computer Trespass, Unlawful Duplication of Computer Related Materials, and Grand…
Malaysian National Admits to Hacking into the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, FedComp, and Others
Lin Mun Poo, 32, a resident and citizen of Malaysia, pleaded guilty this morning in federal court in Brooklyn to possessing stolen credit and debit card numbers. Poo also admitted that he compromised a computer server belonging to the Federal Reserve Bank, and that he installed a malicious code onto that server. According to the…
Patient privacy bill to be heard in Augusta
WLBZ in Maine reports: Who should be allowed to see your medical records, besides you and your doctor? That’s the issue behind a bill in the Legislature, L.D. 1337, “An Act To Ensure Patient Privacy and Control with Regard to Health Information Exchanges.” The Maine Civil Liberties Union is teaming up with privacy advocates and…
Sens. Franken, Blumenthal Ask Justice Department to Clarify, Enforce Data Privacy Law
Yesterday, U.S. Sens. Al Franken (D-Minn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) asked the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to clarify its interpretation of a critical federal law that protects the private and personal data of Americans. Recently, servers owned by Epsilon Data Management were hacked, exposing the names and e-mail addresses of millions of American consumers….
PA: Theft Of College Computers May Result In Breach Of Personal Data
WFMZ-TV alerts us to a breach at Albright College in Reading, PA. Although there does not appear to be any easy-to-find notice on the college’s web site at the time of this publication, WFMZ reports: Albright College in Reading is putting its current, prospective, and former students on alert about a possible breach of…