Bob McMillan reports: It was a bad idea from the start, but even as bad ideas go, this one went horribly wrong. A 38-year-old Avon Lake, Ohio, man is set to plead guilty to federal charges after spyware he allegedly meant to install on the computer of a woman he’d had a relationship with ended…
Author: Dissent
Private Jet-Set Network Hacked
McAfee Research Blog reports that ASmallWorld, a social networking site for jetsetters received an extortion demand: Yesterday the French police force (OCLCTIC), accompanied by FBI agents, arrested two French residents. They were suspected of hacking [ASmallWorld] social-network platform dedicated to the worldwide upper crust. They allegedly attempted to extort US$1 million from the webmasters to…
For your illiterate criminals file
Associated Press provides this little reminder on the importance of good grammar and spelling: Bad grammar and spelling tripped up a man who was trying to steal Social Security numbers and other information from jobseekers by impersonating West Virginia’s governor, police said. Matthew Don Reed of Hinton is being held on $10,000 bond on charges…
Court: Employee was authorized to access files (updated)
A Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision may be of interest to those who wonder about suing former employees for unauthorized to data. In LVRC Holdings V. Brekka, the court held: LVRC Holdings, LLC (LVRC) filed this lawsuit in federal district court against its former employee, Christopher Brekka, his wife, Carolyn Quain, and the couple’s…
Express Scripts updates their breach report
When Express Scripts reported receiving an extortion attempt late last year, its potential impact was immediately evident as the company handles prescription benefits for tens of millions of people. Express scripts has now updated its breach report. In a letter to the New Hampshire Attorney General dated September 14, their Vice-President and Deputy General Counsel,…
Stolen KSM laptop contained clients’ SSN
Fortune Industries has notified the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office that a laptop stolen from a service provider contained employee data from some of their affiliates, including Century II Staffing, USA. The laptop, stolen from a KSM Business Services, Inc. employee in July contained names, addresses, and Social Security numbers of residents of Indiana and…