Alexandra Stevenson and Carlos Tejada report that the S.E.C. has disclosed it was hacked last year: The disclosure, coming on the heels of a data breach at Equifax, the major consumer credit reporting firm, is likely to intensify concerns over potential computer vulnerabilities lurking among pillars of the American financial system. The Securities and Exchange…
Category: Government Sector
Court dismisses lawsuits over OPM data breach
The Hill reports: A District of Columbia court has dismissed two lawsuits over the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) data breach disclosed in 2015. The American Federation of Government Employees, the largest federal workers union, filed the class action lawsuit against the OPM in June 2015, alleging that the breaches stemmed from gross negligence on the…
West Haven City Hall data breach probed
Mark Zaretsky reports: Police were called in Thursday morning to investigate a possible breach of City Hall computer servers, Mayor Ed O’Brien and Director of Finance Kevin McNabola confirmed Thursday night. McNabola said he didn’t know for sure what data, if any, the breach — discovered two days after Tuesday’s Democratic primary — involved or…
Lithuanian labour office’s head faces fine after personal data leak
Xinhua reports: Director of Lithuania’s Labour Exchange faces a fine due to significant personal data leak from the institution’s website discovered a day before, the country’s State Data Protection Inspectorate (VDAI) said on Wednesday. Ligita Valyte, head of Lithuania’s Labour Exchange, might pay at least 300 euros fine for website’s security loophole which left open…
British computer hacker, 25, stole data from US military communications systems including 30,000 satellite phones in £450,000 attack
Rory Tingle reports: A British computer hacker who gained unauthorised access to data from US military communication systems has been handed a suspended prison sentence. Sean Caffrey, 25, admitted an offence under the Computer Misuse Act in June and was today sentenced to 18 months in prison, suspended for the same period. Birmingham Crown Court…
Missing computer prompts Charlottesville elections office changes
Chris Suarez reports: Charlottesville election officials last week reported that after the June 13 primary, they lost a small computer containing names, personal addresses and assigned polling places of voters in Charlottesville and Albemarle County. The information on the computer is pared down from data that is publicly accessible in the city election office. Officials…