Peter Hermann reports: When hackers took over two-thirds of D.C. police’s surveillance cameras days before the 2017 presidential inauguration, it appeared that the cyberattack was limited to elicit a single ransom payment. But court documents show that the alleged scheme that January was far more ambitious. Federal authorities say two Romanians accused in the hacking…
Category: Government Sector
Notification of data breach involving Palm Beach County Tax Collector’s Office leaves residents confused
Sam Smink reports on a case where 244 people have been notified of a data breach at the Palm Beach County Tax Collector’s Office that involves their names, addresses, and Social Security numbers,, but the notification is so poorly worded that no one really understands how to interpret what they are being told. Here’s where…
IL: Exposed Personal Information In Traffic Records Concerns Commissioner’s Office
Brad Edwards reports: An exclusive CBS 2 investigation revealing Cook County failed to protect the public’s personal information has prompted the Commissioner to take action. For years, the private information of anyone issued a traffic citation in the state of Illinois has been readily available to anyone who asks for it, CBS 2 reports. An…
Idaho Inmates Hacked Prison Service for $225,000 in Credit
Jacey Fortin reports: Hundreds of prison inmates in Idaho found a way to add hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of credit to their personal accounts, officials discovered this month. The prisoners were not inflating their bank accounts, but rather their JPay accounts. JPay is a service that inmates can use to communicate with the…
North Dakota Veterans’ personal information at risk, audit says
James B. Miller reports: In an extensive report, the Office of the State Auditor recently expressed concerns with the North Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs’ handling of the veteran aid loan, hardship assistance grant, impact grant and highly rural transportation grant programs. […] Most notably, the audit found that the Veteran Aid Loan System was…
OR: City of Medford notifies 1,842 after malware attack
Kimberly Kolliner reports: It’s estimated 1,842 Medford residents may have been impacted by a City of Medford data breach. The city’s online utility billing service that was infected with malware. The security breaches happened between February 18th through March 14th and March 29th through April 16th. June 5th is when forensic investigators determined the breach…