Via EPIC.org: In Freedom of Information Act lawsuit EPIC v. FBI, EPIC has obtained the FBI notification procedures that would have applied to the Russian cyberattacks during the 2016 Presidential election. The documents obtained by EPIC establish that the FBI Cyber Division is to “notify and disseminate meaningful information to victims and the CND [Computer Network…
Category: Government Sector
Mystery cyber attackers targeted MPs earlier in the year, security officials disclose
Ben Farmer reports: Members of Parliament have been deliberately targeted by hackers trying to break into online accounts, security officals have said. The cyber attack earlier this year is understood to have focused on unnamed MPs and political party staff, raising suspicions it was politically motivated. Details of the attack were disclosed after intelligence services warned they…
Cn: China cracks down on selling personal info
Global Times reports: The Supreme People’s Procuratorate of China announced several typical cases of infringement of personal information. One of the cases involved several national staff members who take advantage of their positions to illegally obtain – and sell – citizens’ personal information. Between 2014 and 2016, an employee surnamed Han from the Shanghai Municipal…
NZ: ‘Human error’ in MSD data breach
An employment investigation is underway at the Ministry of Social Development after a review into a blunder involving client information in a controversial information-sharing programme slated the ministry for its management of that programme. The review was into an April incident where one organisation accessed an organisation’s folder on a new IT system for social…
Former Government Contractor Pleads Guilty To ID Theft Scheme
A former government contractor pleaded guilty Friday to stealing the identities of numerous co-workers to make purchases at online retailers such as Amazon, Express, and Victoria’s Secret. According to the statement of facts filed with the plea agreement, Lakeisha Bradshaw, 28, of Temple Hills, Maryland, was a government contractor employed by Veteran Solutions, Inc., and was…
Ca: Children solely affected by OHIP privacy breach
Johanna Weidner reports: Personal information for thousands of children was mailed to strangers in an OHIP privacy breach. The province confirmed Thursday that all the incorrectly printed health card renewal notices it mailed belonged to children who have a birth date in early July. A printing mistake on the double-sided form resulted in a mismatch…