As the investigation into the leak of college entrance exam results rolls on, prosecutors said yesterday that the computer server at the Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation, which administers the exam, had been hacked over 200 times. Not only the test results but also the institute’s internal information was stolen. According to prosecution and…
Category: Breach Incidents
Police: ID thief targeted Hilfiger, Cuban
Rob Douglas over at InsideIDTheft.info spotted a news story we missed over the holidays: Authorities said a New York man stole tens of thousands of dollars using credit cards taken out in the names of rich and famous men. A police source said Gregory Mortel, 23, used credit cards in the names of rich men…
UK: Medical notes sent to a stranger
Medical notes of three Dudley patients have been sent in error to a stranger in the town prompting concerns over a government agency’s data security. Rod Phillips, 59, was told he was ineligible for a disability pension and took the matter to tribunal. He said he was alarmed to find three people’s medical notes enclosed…
AZ: Pinal worker among 4 charged in ID theft
A Pinal County Recorder’s Office employee likely compromised the identities of numerous county residents in a check-washing ring that has led to the arrest of four people, according to search warrants executed in the case. The county employee, Albert Robbs, 51, was arrested last month on charges of theft, identity theft and tampering with public…
SC: Ex-official alleges Clemson sold computers with private data
Tim Smith reports: A former Clemson University official suing the university alleges in court documents it sold surplus computers with confidential personal information on them and tried to conceal it from the public — allegations the school denies. Eugene Troutman, a former Clemson board secretary, alleges that when Clemson officials learned computers had been sold…
Twitter Gets Hacked, Badly
Michael Arrington reports: Phishing attacks, which hit Twitter over the weekend, are a sign a service has arrived (Facebook has the same problem). But someone hacking into Twitter’s internal admin tools and compromising 33 high profile accounts, including President Elect Barack Obama, has Twitter users freaking out about what to do. Here is Twitter’s official…