Jason Braverman reports: The City of Newnan recently experienced a data breach where an “unauthorized individual” was in possession of electronic files containing data maintained by the city, including personal information, the city told 11Alive. On Sept. 4, the city learned of the data breach regarding files that contained vehicle accident report data from approximately…
Category: Government Sector
RI: East Greenwich town computers fall victim to ‘ransomware’ attack
WPRI reports: A cyber attack has knocked out some parts of the town computer network in East Greenwich, according to Town Manager Andrew Nota. It happened at the end of the workday Thursday. Read more on WPRI.
Man pleads guilty in scheme that took millions from military members
Fox5 reports: A San Diego man has pleaded guilty to his role in a scheme that took millions of dollars from U.S. servicemembers by utilizing stolen identity information, the Department of Justice said Friday. Trorice Crawford, 32, entered his plea Thursday to one count of conspiracy to launder monetary instruments and faces up to 20…
Cyber crooks attack Indian armed forces
IANS reports: New Delhi: After the Armed Forces were attacked by cyber crooks on Friday late night, the tri-services cyber wings issued emergency warning to all the defence personnel not to access mail titled — ‘Notice’ — with attachments, sources said on Saturday. Read more on OnManorama.
Hong Kong schools fall victim to cyberattack, raising fears for private data of pupils
Danny Mok reports: Hackers have broken into a government system used by most of Hong Kong’s schools, raising fears for the personal data of pupils, parents and staff. Eight schools operating a web-based administrative network that stores highly sensitive information were breached, with three of them reporting data leaks, the Education Bureau said on Friday…
PA: Hackers breach Leesport tax collector’s database
Dan Kelly reports: Leesport residents are being advised to put a hold on their bank accounts after the Leesport borough tax collector learned her computer system had been hacked. The borough issued a Code Red Alert via email to residents and put a message on the borough’s internet home page advising borough taxpayers that tax…