From the I-Can’t-Even dept.: An unoccupied vehicle with Maryland plates was broken into and a bag with a laptop and other items belonging to a Secret Service agent was stolen, sources told CBS2. The break-in happened outside of the agent’s home in Bath Beach, Brooklyn, sources said. It’s not like there was anything important on…
Category: Government Sector
Singapore Armed Forces apologizes for data leak
Chong Zi Liang reports: The identity card numbers and photos of a batch of Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) recruits were published online by mistake last Saturday before the authorities realised the error and removed the information the next day. In a statement, Basic Military Training Centre (BMTC) commander Desmond Yeo apologised for the blunder, adding…
Virus found in database of Arkansas job seekers, state says
Eric Besson reports: Investigators are trying to determine whether personal information — including Social Security numbers — for an estimated 19,000 Arkansas job seekers was stolen after a virus was detected in a statewide database, a government spokesman said. Arkansas Department Workforce Services spokesman Steve Guntharp said Thursday that it was not immediately clear whether…
KE: Chebukati admits hackers attacked IEBC servers
Wilfred Ayaga reports: The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has admitted hackers attempted to breach its systems to steal crucial information ahead of the 2017 election. Chairman Wafula Chebukati told the National Assembly’s Justice and Legal Affairs committee that people intending to steal data attempted to access IEBC servers last year. “Attempts were made…
NZ: CYF ‘stuff-up’ fuels privacy concerns
Craig McCulloch reports: A Child, Youth and Family privacy breach is being brandished as proof the government cannot be trusted with people’s private information. The breach has been made public as the government faces a backlash over its plan to require agencies to hand over clients’ details if they want state funding. Kaitaia woman Kelly Stratton…
Fourth Circuit To Plaintiffs: “Could” Isn’t Enough For Standing
Matthew J. Siegel of Cozen O’Connor writes: A split continued to develop in the federal courts last month as the Fourth Circuit denied Article III standing to the plaintiffs in a data breach case whose alleged injuries were limited to the increased risk of future identity theft and the cost of measures to protect against…