A 10-count indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Bryan Cho, also known as “Yong Hee Cho,” with possession of a fake foreign passport; aggravated identity theft; making false statements during a background check and wire fraud in connection with the purchase of an Upper East Side co-op apartment. Cho was arrested this…
Category: Government Sector
SC: Georgetown County computer network down after cyber attack
Patrick Phillips reports: Georgetown County leaders say a “major infrastructure breach” over the weekend is affecting most of the county’s electronic systems. It is not yet clear what information may have been compromised in the attack. Read more on Live5News. h/t, @Chum1ng0
Dutch COVID-19 patient data sold on the criminal underground
Catalin Cimpanu reports: Dutch police have arrested two individuals on Friday for allegedly selling data from the Dutch health ministry’s COVID-19 systems on the criminal underground. The arrests came after an investigation by RTL Nieuws reporter Daniel Verlaan who discovered ads for Dutch citizen data online, advertised on instant messaging apps like Telegram, Snapchat, and Wickr. Read more…
Australia’s securities regulator says server hit by cyber security breach
Rashmi Ashok and Nikhil Kurian Nainan report: Australia’s securities regulator said on Monday there was a cyber security breach at a server it used to transfer files including credit licence applications where some information may have been viewed. The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) said it became aware of the incident on Jan. 15…
CN: Leaks of personal information from epidemiological survey cast shadow over anti-epidemic work
Xu Keyue reports: The leak of personal information of people who took part in epidemiological surveys has sparked public concern about the privacy of COVID-19 patients, and cast a shadow over the safety and reliability of the surveys, which could negatively affect China’s epidemic prevention and control work. […] The Paper reported that hospital staff,…
UK: Essex Police officer to appear at court charged with computer misuse offences
From the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC – formerly IPCC): An Essex Police officer will appear at court charged with an offence under the Computer Misuse Act 1990 following an Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC)investigation. Police Constable Scott Gardner-McLean, 21, based at Clacton-on-Sea police station, is due to appear at Colchester Magistrate’s Court on…