MPs want the Department of Health to provide more information on data security breaches in the NHS and to set out clearly the sanctions that staff face for breaking data security rules. The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee made its recommendations as part of its second report on the National Programme for IT in…
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2 students accused of hacking into Pflugerville ISD computers
Two students admit they hacked into Pflugerville ISD school computers and got access to sensitive information, according to an arrest affidavit. Police says Joshua Cook and Kelton Gilmore, both 18, got a hold of security passwords, alarm codes, personal staff information as well as tests. On Dec. 4, Nelson Coulter, principal of Hendrickson High school,…
Hackers exploit Obama site to spread malware
Gregg Keizer reports: A social networking site operated by the 2008 Barack Obama campaign is serving up malware to unwary visitors a full week after the tactic was reported, a security researcher said today. My.BarackObama.com, still active after the innauguration last week of President Obama, is being used by hackers trying to dupe users into…
Pointer: More CUs report Heartland breach impact
The Credit Union National Association is also posting their own roundup of how some credit unions are being affected by the Heartland Payment Systems breach.
UK: Hackers steal details of 4.5 million in attack on Monster jobs site
Alexi Mostrous reports: The personal details of millions of job seekers have been stolen in the largest data protection theft in Britain, The Times has learned. Hackers gained access to confidential information provided by 4.5 million people to Monster.co.uk, the online recruitment site. Names, passwords, telephone numbers, email addresses, birth dates, sex and ethnicity data…
FL: Fort Pierce women arrested on charges of identity theft
Laurie K. Blandford reports: More than 300 Treasure Coast and South Florida residents were discovered to be victims of identity theft, and the number continues to grow. St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office held a press conference Monday afternoon to announce the early morning searches of the Fort Pierce residences of Tychell Letrein Robinson, 33, at…