Clifford Ward reports: A male registered nurse from South Elgin who stole sexual photos and videos from the phone of a Naperville woman being treated for substance abuse has been sentenced to court supervision and 20 days at the DuPage County work program. Mark Luis, 36, of the 700 block of Waterside Drive, was found…
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Chicago brokerage to pay $1.5 million for cyber attack lapses: U.S. CFTC
I’m still getting caught up with news after being out of town for a few days. Here’s a report I just saw from Suzanne Barlyn of Reuters: The U.S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said on Friday that a Chicago-based futures brokerage will pay a total of $1.5 million for letting cyber criminals breach the…
Robstown police evidence, reports lost during data breach
Alexandria Rodriguez reports: A data breach resulted in the loss of Robstown Police Department evidence and reports in pending investigations from 2018 and 2019. The Nueces County District Attorney’s Office announced the breach in a news release Friday afternoon on Facebook. Read more on Caller Times.
Surgical Assistant Suspected of Identity Theft Scheme at Southern California Hospitals
Eric Leonard, Philip Drechsler and Andrew Blankstein report: A man who worked as a surgical assistant has been arrested on suspicion of stealing identities, financial data, and money from employees and patients while working at several Los Angeles area hospitals, law enforcement sources told NBCLA. James Shannon, also known as James Sannon and other aliases,…
Camera Containing Autopsy Photos Stolen From Loyola University Medical Center Pathology Lab
Megan Hickey reports: Loyola University Medical Center confirmed that a camera containing the autopsy photos of several patients over a period of more than a year was stolen from the hospital’s pathology lab, and the personal health information of those patients has not been recovered. A letter to one deceased patient’s family indicated that the…
Wallenpaupack Area School District computers paralyzed in second ransomware attack
Peter Becker reports: The second major cyber attack this calendar year against the computer systems of Wallenpaupack Area School District, led to a shut down of all 3,000 or so computers district-wide. Referred to as a “ransomware” attack in which the perpetrator sends in a virus to lock down the systems and demands money to…