AP reports: A Houston Democratic congresswoman has fired an unpaid intern after he was arrested by the U.S. Capitol police for allegedly posting online the home addresses of Republican senators backing Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court. Read more on HickoryRecord. FoxNews has additional details of concern: A Democratic congressional aide accused of publishing…
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St. Petersburg timeline on Click2Gov raises questions as to whether the vendor was proactive or not
I have commented on the Click2Gov breach a few times — mostly wondering aloud why so many customers do not seem to have been made aware that they needed to update immediately, etc. Both RBS and FireEye have both discussed the Click2Gov incident in more depth. But now look at this disclosure from St….
Oklahoma DHS could have sent private medical info to wrong addresses
Dale Denwalt reports: Officials at the Department of Human Services said Monday that a small number of clients were affected this year by a computer error that labeled envelopes with incorrect addresses. A labeling error affected notices that informed patients and their guardians about changes to their plan of care. Letters were meant for people…
Former govt contractor sentenced in “logic bomb” national security case
There’s what appears to be the final chapter in a case that was first reported in April, 2016. A contractor, Mittesh Das, who was convicted in September, 2017 for sabotaging an army program, was sentenced to two years in federal prison. Here’s the DOJ’s press release of September 11: GREENVILLE – The United States Attorney…
Oklahoma man charged, accused of hacking into Guthrie Police Department’s computer system
Patrina Adger reports: A man has been charged and arrested after authorities said he hacked into the Guthrie Police Department’s confidential computer system. On Sept. 7, police obtained a warrant to search 19-year-old Jared Joslin’s home, where officers discovered several police radios and handheld devices that were stolen from the Logan County Sheriff’s Office within…
Click2Gov Update: ICYMI Here’s The Latest
RBS is doing a great job of tracking the Click2Gov breaches. In their most recent update, they report: It’s been three months since our original post was published and as feared, breaches of the Click2Gov system continue to be reported. Here is what we’ve learned: Attackers are exploiting an unpatched vulnerability in Oracle’s WebLogic. Early…