Nothando Mkhize reports that a pile of social grant applications were found on a street in Ndwedwe. The South African Post Office is investigating to see if they were stolen from a post office during a burglary last month. In a puzzlingly vague statement, a spokesperson noted that an employee has been suspended. But why?…
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NZ: Managed isolation facility security guard suspended over social media privacy breach
The guard uploaded a photo which showed the names of 27 returnees. Video news coverage on 1News.
Law Enforcement Websites Hit by Blueleaks May Have Been Easy to Hack
Micah Lee reports: Whoever broke into 251 law enforcement websites and obtained the blueleaks trove of documents appears to have reused decades-old software for opening “backdoors” in web servers. The use of the widely available backdoors provides evidence that the hacktivist who compromised the sensitive sites, including fusion centers linked to federal agencies, didn’t need to use sophisticated…
NSW Police Leak Private Information of Complainants
Criminal Defence Lawyers Australia writes: The NSW Police have leaked the emails of over 150 complainants who contacted them in order to raise concerns regarding officer’s use of force following the Sydney Black Lives Matter protest on Saturday, 6 June. […] It contained the original letter, with an additional page which contained text beginning “Please…
Town of Hollywood Park attempting to recover nearly $200,000 stolen in 2019 cyber theft
KSAT reports: On March 5, 2019 someone attempted to steal nearly half a million dollars from the sleepy San Antonio suburb of Hollywood Park. The thieves were likely international cyber-criminals, but 17-months later, no one has been arrested for the crime. With the help of the United States Secret Service, the town managed to recover…
Germany’s military-run transport fleet hacked
DW reports: Germany’s Bundestag administration and federal parliamentarians were told Friday that unknown hackers had infiltrated the FuhrparkService (BWFU) transport fleet, reported the Sunday newspaper BamS (Bild am Sonntag). “Last week, there was an attack on the company’s IT network by an as yet unidentified external party,” Germany’s defense ministry added on Saturday. Read more on…