Shashank Shekhar reports: Damning details related to Aadhaar card security have emerged after the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force on Sunday arrested 10 members of a gang allegedly involved in issuing fake biometric cards. Investigators told Mail Today that the gang members had not only hacked the secure ‘source code’ to access the application but…
Category: Government Sector
CO: More than 4,000 Rio Blanco County residents notified of 2016 data breach by state
On August 11, I posted what appeared to be a fairly routine breach notification article from the Denver Post. Today, I realized that the incident probably deserved more attention here. Niki Turner reports: If you’re among the 4,439 Rio Blanco County residents who received a letter last week from the Office of the State Court…
NY: Sheriffs warn of hackers after brute force attack
Joe Mahoney reports: In a recent incident that officials say illustrates the vulnerability of local government computer networks, the communications system of an upstate New York police agency was disrupted by a hacking attack. The Schuyler County Sheriff’s Department, headquartered in Watkins Glen, had to get support from surrounding counties after the hacking temporarily crippled…
Man involved with “Crackas With Attitude” sentenced to 5 years
A North Carolina man who conspired with others to gain unauthorized access to government computer systems and online accounts belonging to several United States government officials was sentenced today to 5 years in prison. Justin G. Liverman, aka “D3F4ULT”, 25, of Morehead City, pleaded guilty on January 6. Liverman admitted to being a member of…
AU: Port Phillip Council privacy breach exposes 700 email addresses
Ian Royall reports: Port Phillip Council has admitted a major privacy leak after exposing up to 700 ratepayers’ email addresses in a newsletter to residents about changes in Acland St in St Kilda. The data blunder was realised soon after the leak occurred last Friday but council only owned up five days later, notifying residents…
Update on case involving VT workers’ information being phished
Mike Donoghue reports a follow-up to a January 2016 phishing incident previously noted on this site: Two Nigerians, indicted in Vermont on federal charges of conspiracy to file fraudulent tax returns, stole personal identification information from hundreds of Vermont state employees and other government workers, a prosecutor said Wednesday in U.S. District Court. Assistant U.S….