Hugo Miller reports: A former Julius Baer banker who leaked documents from a Cayman Islands subsidiary was cleared of breaking Swiss banking secrecy by Switzerland’s top court, creating possible problems for how the Alpine nation’s banks manage their foreign units. The Supreme Court voted 3-2 to reject the arguments of Zurich prosecutors who had appealed…
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Amazon fires employee for sharing customers’ email addresses
Catalin Cimpanu reports: In an email sent to customers on Friday, October 5, Amazon said it fired an employee for sharing customers’ email addresses with a third-party seller. Third-party sellers are companies or individuals who sell products on Amazon. Amazon said it’s working with law enforcement in support of the former employee’s prosecution. The company…
Texas congresswoman fires intern arrested for data leak
AP reports: A Houston Democratic congresswoman has fired an unpaid intern after he was arrested by the U.S. Capitol police for allegedly posting online the home addresses of Republican senators backing Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court. Read more on HickoryRecord. FoxNews has additional details of concern: A Democratic congressional aide accused of publishing…
NY: Honeoye Falls-Lima school computer networks hacked; student records, personal information breached [UPDATED]
Sean Lahman reports: Officials with the Honeoye Falls-Lima school district have acknowledged an illegal intrusion into a computer system that stores students’ grades and other personal information. A spokesperson for the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said that the breach began on August 1 when “an unknown suspect was able to hack the Superintendent’s account.” It is…
Ogdensburg hospital terminates employees following breaches of patient information; says police not involved
Jimmy Lawton reports: Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center says “breaches of patient information were discovered” during a recent internal investigation, but employees who purposefully committed the acts have been terminated. CHMC spokeswoman Laura Shea said the hospital dealt with the breach immediately and took action required by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), which outlines…
Former govt contractor sentenced in “logic bomb” national security case
There’s what appears to be the final chapter in a case that was first reported in April, 2016. A contractor, Mittesh Das, who was convicted in September, 2017 for sabotaging an army program, was sentenced to two years in federal prison. Here’s the DOJ’s press release of September 11: GREENVILLE – The United States Attorney…