Hugo Miller reports: A former computer technician for HSBC Holdings Plc (HSBA) “celebrated as a hero abroad” was indicted in Switzerland on charges of industrial espionage and violating the country’s bank secrecy laws, prosecutors said. The Swiss Attorney General’s office, without identifying the suspect as is its custom, said in a statement today that the country was prepared…
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AL: Redstone Credit Union investigating breach at Huntsville location
From the News Courier: Redstone Credit Union is investigating a report of an employee making 66 unauthorized transactions using customer accounts. A press release from the credit union said the accounts were at the Winchester Road branch. The release said the breach was committed by a “now former” employee. All members who were affected have…
Liberian Facing 43 Years in Prison for Tax Fraud and Id Theft
Front Page Africa reports: In a pea (sic) appearance at Federal Court in Philadelphia on Wednesday, Gebah Kamara, a former worker at the Catholic Social Services pleaded guilty to all charges, including conspiracy to file false tax returns and theft. As prosecutors went to court armed with a mountain of evident (sic) against the Liberian…
CO: Pueblo school district heightens security after an online breach
KRDO reports: Pueblo City School District 60 is increasing security after a student found a way to access other students’ accounts. The Pueblo Chieftain reports that a student demonstrated how simple it was to access other students’ accounts since the username and password are almost identical on Infinite Campus, the program students use that has…
Ex-Wake employee charged with accessing boss’ emails
WRAL reports: The [North Carolina] State Bureau of Investigation on Friday arrested a former Wake County employee accused of accessing hundreds of emails of his one-time boss, Register of Deeds Laura Riddick.Nelish Kumar R. Tailor, 39, of Apex, was charged with 13 counts of accessing government computers. Read more on WRAL.
UK: Morrisons auditor denies data fraud
ITV has an update on a previously reported breach: A Morrisons employee has denied abusing his position to fraudulently disclose personal data at the Bradford-based supermarket firm. Andrew Skelton, a senior internal auditor, denied charges under the Computer Misuse Act, the Data Protection Act and the Fraud Act. Skelton, 43, from Liverpool, was charged with…