Following up on a previously noted breach, the employee in question has been charged. Note the key sentence that I’ve emphasized below in this report from NewsChannel5: A former employee of the Tennessee Department of Treasury has been charged with identity theft trafficking in connection with the alleged theft of personal information belonging to some…
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CA: Orange County students allegedly hack into computers, change grades
What did that tutor teach these kids? Rudabeh Shahbazi reports: Some Corona del Mar High School students are accused of hacking into computers to change grades and access tests, and a tutor may have helped them. School administrators said they learned about the alleged cheating through a tip on campus. They say they are aware…
CN: Data leak traced to YTO employee
Jiang Yabin reports: A YTO Express employee has been arrested for selling the express delivery company’s customer information to an online dealer, local media reported Thursday. The suspect, surnamed Wang, who was arrested on October 15, is awaiting charges of illegally selling personal information, including names, telephone numbers and addresses, said a prosecutor surnamed Yin…
CT: Torrington superintendent’s grade tampering probe reveals security breach
Isaac Avilucea reports: An internal probe into potential grade tampering at Torrington High School revealed a significant security breach where at least five school district employees had clearance to alter grades who shouldn’t have had that permission. Those administrative rights, Board of Education Chairman Ken Traub said, have been revoked while the school district looks…
TN: TBI investigates possible theft of 6,000 state, Metro employees’ personal info (UPDATE 1)
Brian Wilson reports: The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation raided the home of a former state employee on Friday night they say stole the personal information of approximately 6,000 state and Metro government employees. In a statement, TBI spokeswoman Kristin Helm said state officials searched the Hermitage home of 24-year-old Steven Hunter to seize computers that…
PA: Radnor school officials act quickly to respond to computer security breach
Richard Ilgenfritz reports that Radnor Township School District officials are responding to a data breach that occurred after a staff member left a computer folder open and a middle school student obtained personal information on staff that was then shared with others. “Approximately 2,000 current and former employees of the Radnor Township School District are…