There’s a follow-up to a case previously reported on this site. From the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida: A former assistant band director was sentenced today to 61 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $129,321 for his participation…
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Ca: Prince Albert Parkland Health Region employee fired for privacy breach
The Prince Albert Daily Herald reports: The Prince Albert Parkland Health Region has fired one employee after an investigation into a year-long privacy breach. The employee was let go after an investigation by the region’s privacy officer. According to the privacy officer, the unnamed employee accessed personal health information from 22 different people over the…
California DMV worker indicted in ID theft probe
AP reports: A clerk at the California Department of Motor Vehicles and five other people have been indicted on charges involving the creation of new identities with Puerto Rican documents that were then used to get driver’s licenses, authorities said Wednesday. DMV clerk Tracy Lynette Jones pleaded not guilty on Monday in federal court in…
Long Island students busted for allegedly hacking into high school’s computer system, changing grades and schedules
Edgar Sandoval and Thomas Tracy report that three teens have been arrested for hacking into Commack High School‘s system to change about 300 students’ schedules and grades. One of the teens allegedly attached a keylogger to a classroom computer to obtain the login credentials. Daniel Soares, 17, is accused of then logging in to the system from…
Former Miami-Dade Police Officer Sentenced to 48 Months in Prison for Role in Credit Repair Fraud Scheme
A former Miami-Dade Police Department officer was sentenced to 48 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, by U.S. District Judge Jose E. Martinez for his participation in a wire fraud scheme, arising out of the operation of a series of credit repair businesses. George Price, 42, previously pled guilty…
NY: Center for Disability Rights offers help to people in alleged data breach
Patti Singer reports on what appears to be a case involving allegations that a former executive and employees of a licensed home care agency took patient information with them to a open a competing agency: Anyone who is or was affiliated with Angels in Your Home as a client or health care aide can contact the Center for…