So it seems there was a reported insider breach affecting the Village of Oak Park, Illinois earlier this year. It was picked up by their local media at the time, but never reported to HHS. It’s now been reported to HHS, which is what sent me looking for coverage. On February 25, the Cook County Chronicle…
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Azerbaijani hackers leak secret data from Armenian Intel server
Waqas writes: The cyber war between Azerbaijan and Armenian hackers is as complicated and serious as one can imagine. While militaries of both countries are fighting for a piece of land, their hackers are targeting each other on the Internet. The latest cyber attack comes from Azerbaijani hackers going by the handle of Anti-Armenia Team who…
Federal court deals blow to Minn. driver data snooping cases
Eric Roper reports: Television personalities, a state representative and Mrs. Minnesota United States 2007 were among the local luminaries who failed to prove that police officers improperly snooped into their driver’s license records, a federal appeals court ruled this week. The opinion is the latest blow to plaintiffs who have swamped cities and counties across…
Milwaukee VA Medical Center announces breach of veterans’ information
Network security breach with Milwaukee VA affiliate September 1, 2016 On August 22, 2016, Medical College of Wisconsin notified Milwaukee VA Medical Center of an incident compromising an MCW employee’s email address and, subsequently, private and protected health information of 21 veterans. On Aug. 29, 2016, Milwaukee VA notified 19 of the 21 veterans of…
NL: Data leak put thousands of Utrecht residents’ info on streets
Oof. Janene Pieters reports: The personal data of thousands of Utrecht residents was available for anyone to look at due to a so-called data leak at the municipality of Utrecht earlier this year, the Telegraaf reports based on documents received through the Freedom of Information Act. In total 316 pages of names with corresponding social…
Army Officer Among 2 Arrested By Delhi Police In Call Snooping Case
The Indo-Asian News Service reports: The Delhi Police has arrested two more persons, including a former Army officer, in its ongoing investigation in the pan-India call snooping racket case, officials confirmed today. The former army officer, Captain DK Giri along with another person was arrested a week ago. Police said there were allegedly involved…