Hanley Chew + Tyler G. Newby of Fenwick & West LLP write: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act conviction of an IT worker who sabotaged his employer’s network, rejecting the argument that an IT worker’s authorized access to “impair” a computer network as part of…
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UK: Two ex-police officers to be investigated over alleged data breaches during Damian Green probe
Martin Evans reports: Two former police officers who leaked details of the alleged discovery of pornographic material on the Commons computer of Damian Green have been referred to Information Commissioner. Former Assistant Commissioner, Bob Quick and former Detective Constable, Neil Lewis, will be investigated by the watchdog over alleged breaches of the data protection laws….
Chilton Medical Center hard drive containing protected health information was sold online
News12 NJ reports: Nearly 10 years of personal hospital records could be at risk after it was discovered that a former employee sold a hard drive containing the information online. The incident could affect patients at Chilton Medical Center in Pequannock who visited the hospital from May 1, 2008 through Oct. 15, 2017. The hard…
OH: Geauga County Employees Notified of Data Security Breach
John Karlovec reports: Geauga County employees and family members were alerted Dec. 15 to a data security incident involving possible unauthorized access to and acquisition of their personal information provided in connection with their employment with the county. […] On Oct. 25, law enforcement executed a search warrant at the rental home of former Geauga…
NYU Langone Health Notifies Patients of Improperly Disposed Binder Containing Patient Information
NYU Langone Health notified patients this week that a binder containing a log with information related to presurgical insurance authorizations from NYU Langone Health Pediatric Surgery Associates was mistakenly recycled by NYU Langone’s cleaning company on October 17, 2017. Patient social security numbers were not included and therefore are not at risk, and there is…
UK: Former nurse sentenced for cyber stalking campaign
A 27-year-old who carried out a campaign of harassment against a number of women has been sentenced to 22 months in prison, made the subject of a non-harassment order and placed on the sex offenders register. Adele Rennie, a former nurse, has admitted using a host of invented aliases to carry out a series of…