TheNewspaper reports: Individuals operating under the banner of the group Anonymous remotely took control of a local police computer system in Corregio, Italy, last week. After erasing the speed camera ticket database, those responsible sent screenshots of their work to various Italian newspapers to prove that they had eliminated 40 gigabytes worth of infringement photographs…
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Canadian government agrees to $17.5 million settlement of class action lawsuit over student loan privacy breach
The Canadian Press reports an update on litigation stemming from a lost or missing device with student loan data on 583,000 students. The breach occurred in 2013. The federal government will pay at least $17.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit filed after a major privacy breach involving about 583,000 student loan recipients. Firms…
UK: Two ex-police officers to be investigated over alleged data breaches during Damian Green probe
Martin Evans reports: Two former police officers who leaked details of the alleged discovery of pornographic material on the Commons computer of Damian Green have been referred to Information Commissioner. Former Assistant Commissioner, Bob Quick and former Detective Constable, Neil Lewis, will be investigated by the watchdog over alleged breaches of the data protection laws….
OH: Geauga County Employees Notified of Data Security Breach
John Karlovec reports: Geauga County employees and family members were alerted Dec. 15 to a data security incident involving possible unauthorized access to and acquisition of their personal information provided in connection with their employment with the county. […] On Oct. 25, law enforcement executed a search warrant at the rental home of former Geauga…
Teenage hacker behind university network attacks and attacks on Amazon, BBC, and National Crime Agency spared jail
Chris Havergal reports: A teenage computer hacker who caused widespread disruption to the computer network used by UK higher education institutions has been spared jail. Jack Chappell, now 19, launched a distributed denial of service attack against the Janet network in December 2015 which brought down websites and limited connectivity for staff and students over…
Air Force Hackers Earn Biggest Government Bug Bounty Ever
Kate Conger reports: A pair of hackers discovered a vulnerability in Air Force software that allowed them to gain access to the Department of Defense’s unclassified network—a find that earned them more than $10,000, the largest payout ever in a government bug bounty program. Read more on Gizmodo.